Lok Sabha Question No. 2344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Roadmap to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee, Dushyant Singh, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2344

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## Roadmap to Reduce Carbon Emissions

## 2344.  SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

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

- (a) the  roadmap  to  reduce  carbon  emissions  by  one  billion  tonnes  by  2030  and  the roadmap to increase renewable electricity capacity from the existing approximately 96 GW to 500 GW by 2030;
- (b) the cost commitment for these two road maps and the manner in which it will be divided between the Centre and the States;
- (c) whether the Government will be able to achieve Net zero Emissions by 2070 as pledged at the COP 26conference in Glasgow 2021, if so, the details there of and if not, the reasons there for;
- (d) the details of the action plan to achieve targets of five nectar points or Panchamrit proposed by India atCOP26 for net zero emissions by 2070 in India;
- (e) the  details  of  the  methods  and  modes  of  financing  in  achieving  the  proposed targets to achieve zero emissions by 2070; and
- (f) the  details  of  the  proposed  monetary  contribution  from  India  in  support  of Vulnerable Island in combat of Climate Change?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), India, in 2009, India made a voluntary declaration to reduce the emission intensity of GDP by 20-25 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020. Subsequently, under the Paris Agreement, India, in 2015,  India  has  submitted  its  Nationally  Determined  Contribution  (NDC)  with  quantified targets  to  reduce  the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level, to achieve about 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity  from  non-fossil  fuel-based  energy  resources  by  2030,  and  to  create  an  additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2eq through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.

In addition, to deal with the challenges of climate change, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India at Conference  of  Parties  (COP26)  at  Glasgow  presented  five  nectar  elements,  Panchamrit,  to deal with the challenges of climate change:

- 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 nowto 2030.
- iv. India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 45 per cent by 2030, over2005 levels.
- v. By 2070, India will achieve the target of net zero emissions.

The  Government  is  implementing  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change  (NAPCC), which  is  the  overarching  policy  framework  and  comprises  of  national  missions  in  specific areas of solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency, water, agriculture, Himalayan eco-system, sustainable  habitat,  green  India  and  strategic  knowledge  on  climate  change.  Further,  33 States/Union  Territories  have  prepared  State  Action  Plans  on  Climate  Change  (SAPCCs) consistent  with  the  objectives  of  NAPCC.  Further,  the  Government  has  launched  many schemes  and  programs  to  scale  up  India's  action  on  both,  the  adaptation  and  mitigation. Appropriate measures are being taken under these schemes and programs across many sectors including water, agriculture, forest, energy  and  enterprise, sustainability  mobility  and housing, waste management, circular economy and resource efficiency, etc.

The Net Zero target of India Railways by 2030, has potential of reduction of emissions by 60 million tonnes annually. Similarly, India massive LED bulb campaign is reducing emissions by 40 million tonnes annually.  Apart from resolutely addressing climate change domestically, for the world India has created and continue to nurture International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). India is also taking lead with Sweden in innovation for hard to abate sectors.

As  a  result  of  the  aforesaid  measures,  India  has  progressively  continued  decoupling  of economic  growth  from  greenhouse  gas  emissions.  India's  emission  intensity  of  gross domestic product (GDP) has reduced by 24 per cent between 2005 and 2016. India's nonfossil fuel based installed capacity is 156 GW, which is around 39.98% of the total installed capacity.  Forest  and  tree  cover  has increased  by 1.3  million  ha between the 2015  and  2019 and the Landuse, Landuse Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sink (CO2 removal) is on the rise by 3.4 per cent between 2014 and 2016 and by approximately 40 per cent between 2000 and 2016.

(f) Government of India has sanctioned a grant of INR 480 crores over five years towards operational and programme activities of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) including the funding towards extending technical support to vulnerable islands/ Small Island Developing States (SIDS).