Lok Sabha Question No. 2589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: COP-21 Resolutions
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## 2589.  SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  Implementing  COP-21  resolutions  in  the country;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated/  sanctioned  for  mitigating  climate  change,  State-wise including Rajasthan; and
- (c) whether the Government is aware that despite ground breaking research carried out by Indian Institutes, the lack of proper awareness has led to other nations taking credit for such research?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) The  twenty-first  Conference  of  the  Parties  (COP-21)  adopted  a  universally  legally binding Paris Agreement for addressing climate change that pertains to the post-2020 period. The modalities, procedures and guidelines for various mechanisms and instruments under  the  Paris  Agreement  are  being  negotiated  under  the  United  Nations  Framework Convention on Climate change (UNFCCC). The government has undertaken consultations with the relevant Ministries to finalize the programmes and measures for implementing the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions announced before COP 21 .

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2016

## COP-21 Resolutions

- (b) India  has  set renewable  power  deployment  target  of  175  GW  by  the  year  2022,  which includes  100  GW  from  solar  and  60  GW  from  wind  energy.  Various  missions  like  the National  solar  Mission,  National  Mission  on  Enhanced  Energy  Efficiency  and  National Mission  for  Sustainable  Habitat  have  been  launched  to  undertake  mitigation  activities. Under the scheme for development of Solar parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects Solar Parks with Capacity of 20000 MW has been sanctioned in 21 states including 3351 MW in Rajasthan.

In  line  with  the  recommendation  of  the  XIIIth  Finance  Commission,  the  Ministry  of Finance  has  released  an  incentive  grant  of  Rs  815.39  crore  to  the  State  Government  of Rajasthan for development of renewable energy in the State.

The  objectives  of  National  Mission  on  sustainable  habitat   are  being  achieved  through implementation of various programmes of Ministry like Swachh Bharat Mission' (SBM), Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  Smart  cities  and National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) etc.

- (c) National  Mission  on  Strategic  Knowledge  for  Climate  Change is  implemented  by  the Department  of  Science  and  Technology,  Government  of  India.  The  mission  is  aimed  at promoting research and technology development and funding for high quality and focused research  on  climate  change. India  has  also  joined  the  'Mission  Innovation',  a  global collaborative effort to accelerate clean energy innovation with the objective to make clean energy affordable.

Government  regularly  engages  with  the  international  scientific research institutions including multilateral bodies such as Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to highlight its scientific research and contributions to the body of scientific knowledge on climate change. India's contributions in such fora have been well recognized.

***