Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: COP26 Summit
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Ramesh Bidhuri, Andimuthu Raja, Bhola Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 40

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## COP26 Summit

## 40. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently participated in the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UK, if so, the outcome of the COP26 Summit;
- (b) whether India has made any commitment for reducing greenhouse gas emission and if so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  proposed  action  plan  for  reducing  greenhouse  gas emission  and  whether  it  would  compromise  on  growth  in  the  country's  developing economy;
- (c) whether any future targets have been fixed for fighting Climate Change and Global Warming and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government  has  recently  launched  'E-Amrit',  a  web  portal  on  electric vehicles during the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UK and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  'E-Amrit'  has  been  developed  under  a  collaborative  knowledge  exchange programme with  the  UK  Government  and  as  part  of  the  UK-India  Joint  Roadmap 2030, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps/initiatives being taken by the Government to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport and adoption of electric mobility in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) An inter-ministerial delegation represented India at the 26 th Session of the Conference of the  Parties  (COP26)  to  the  United  Nations  Framework  Convention  on  Climate  Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, United Kingdom.  The outcomes, inter-alia, include.-
- i. Completion of work related to rules, procedures, and guidelines for the implementation  of  the  Paris  Agreement  including  that  for  cooperative  approaches, mechanisms and non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, enhanced transparency framework, and common  timeframes for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs);
- ii. Adoption of 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.
- iii. The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India launched Green Grid Initiative-One Sun, One World, One Grid,which is the world's first  partnership  for  globally  inter-connected solar grids.
- iv. The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India also launched the initiative for 'Infrastructure for Resilient  Island  States  (IRIS)'  Platform  to  improve  resilience  of  infrastructure  in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to climate change and disaster risk.
- v. On the sidelines of COP 26 in Glasgow, India and Sweden alsojointly organized the Leadership Group for Industry Transition Summit 2021 for low carbon transition in hard to abate industrial sectors.

(b)and  (c)  India  as  a  part  of  its  national  statement  delivered  at  COP  26  has  made  the following announcements.

- i. India's non-fossil energy capacity to reach 500 GW by 2030.
- ii. India will meet 50 per cent of its energy requirements with renewable energy by 2030.
- iii. India will reduce its total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now to 2030.
- iv. India  will  reduce  the  carbon  intensity  of  its  economy  by  45  per cent  by  2030,  over 2005 levels.
- v. By 2070, India will achieve the target of net zero emissions.

India's climate actions under Paris Agreement are nationally determined, and are undertaken in  the  context  of  equity,  and  common  but  differentiated  responsibilities  and  respective capabilities  in  the  light  of  national  circumstances.  There  is  no  compromise  on  growth  in country's developing economy.

(d) and (e) 'E-Amrit' (Accelerated e-Mobility Revolution for India's Transportation), a web portal, has been launched on 10 th November 2021, at COP26.The portal has been developed and hosted by NITI Aayog under a collaborative knowledge exchange programme with the UK  government  and  as  part  of  the  UK-India  Joint  Roadmap  2030,  signed  by  the  Prime Ministers of two countries. The portal intends to complement initiatives of the government on raising  awareness  on  electric  vehicles  (EVs)  and  sensitizing  consumers  on  the  benefits  of switching to EVs.

(f)  The  Government  has  taken  various  initiatives  to  accelerate  the  decarbonisation  of transport and adoption of electric mobility in the country. The Government is implementing the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles scheme to support the electric vehicle  market  development  and  its  manufacturing  eco-system  to  achieve  self-sustenance. The Government, under Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme, notified Production linked incentives of Rs.18,100 crores for 5 years for manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cells and incentives of  Rs.25,398  crores  for  five  years  for  Automobiles  &  Auto  Components.  India  has leapfrogged from Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) to Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) emission norms by April  1,  2020  which  was  earlier  to  be  adopted  by  2024.  India  has  announced  a  voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and unfit vehicles, which will help in encouraging fuel-efficient  and  environment  friendly  vehicles.  Indian  Railways  has  taken  a  number  of initiatives including setting up Dedicated Freight Corridors, Railway electrification, improving  energy  efficiency  in  traction,  and  increasing  share  of  renewable  energy.  Indian Railways has set a target of making itself 'net zero' by 2030.