Lok Sabha Question No. 4225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Conference on Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4225

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## Conference on Climate Change

## 4225. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has represented the recently concluded 26th Session ofthe Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Frame Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Glasgow, United Kingdom;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  items  of  agenda  discussed  during  the  conference  and  India's  stand  on  these agenda;
- (d) the outcome of the said Conference; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  or  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  achieve  the  objectives  and resolutions adopted in the said Session-COP26?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) and (b) An inter-ministerial delegation represented India at the 26 th Session of Conference ofthe Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) held in Glasgow, United Kingdom in November 2021.

(c) and (d)  The Parties to the UNFCCC, Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol negotiated and adopted various decisions on certain rules, procedures, and guidelines for the implementation of the Paris Agreement including that for cooperative approaches, mechanisms and non-market approaches referred to in the Article 6, enhanced transparency framework, and common timeframes for Nationally Determined Contributions. The Parties also adopted overarching decisions titled 'Glasgow Climate Pact' which, inter-alia, stresses the urgency of enhancing ambition and action in relation to mitigation, adaptation and finance in  this  critical  decade  to  address  the  gaps  in  the  implementation  of  the  goals  of  the  Paris Agreement.

Indiaarticulated and put across the concerns of developing countries. As a part of its overall approach, India  emphasized  the foundational principles of equity,  and  common  but differentiated  responsibilities  and  respective  capabilities  and  called  for  climate  justice  in global climate action. It also highlighted that all countries should have equitable access to the global  carbon  budget,  a  finite  global  resource,  for  keeping  temperature  increase within  the limits set by the Paris Agreement. All countries must stay within their fair share of this global carbon  budget  while  using  it  responsibly.  India  also  called  on  the  developed  countries  to undertake  rapid  reductions  in  emissions  during  the  current  decade  so  as  to  reach  net-zero much earlier than their announced dates, as they have used more than their fair share of the depleting global carbon budget.India also highlighted that the transfer of climate finance and low-cost climatetechnologies have become more important for the implementation of climate actions by thedeveloping countries. It was alsoemphasized that just as the UNFCCC tracks the progress made in climate mitigation, itshould also track climate finance.

(e) The five nectar elements (Panchamrit) of climate action enunciated by India at COP26 in Glasgow have been appropriately incorporated in enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution  (NDC)  under  Paris  Agreement  and  Long  term  Low  Carbon  Development Strategy  towards  net  zero  emissions  by  2070,  both  submitted  to  UNFCCC  in  2022,  in accordance with the principles of equity and Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective  Capabilities  (CBDR-RC)  in  light  of  National  Circumstances.  Government  of India  stands  committed  to  combat  climate  change  through  its  several  programmes  and schemes.

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