Lok Sabha Question No. 908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Report to UN Climate Body
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 908

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

## Report to UN Climate Body

## 908. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has submitted its first Biennial Update Report to the UN climate body and if so, the salient features of the said report;
- (b) the estimated million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gases that India emitted in 2010;
- (c) whether India has fulfilled its global commitment by voluntarily cutting its carbon emission intensity;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has set any target for 2020 and subsequently reduce the emission intensity by 2030; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the action plan of the Government for achieving the said targets?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  submitted  India's  first  Biennial  Update  Report (BUR)  to the United Nations  Framework  Convention  on  Climate  Change (UNFCCC) towards fulfilment of the reporting obligation under the Convention. BUR  has  been  prepared  by  the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate Change  with  the  participation  of  17  expert  institutions  including  Council  of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) laboratories, Indian Council of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  institutes  and  other  premier  national  research institutions. BUR contains six chapters viz. i) National Circumstances, ii) National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, iii) Mitigation Actions, iv) Finance, Technology and Capacity  Building  Needs  and  Support  Received,  v)  Domestic  Measurements, Reporting and Verification arrangements and vi) Additional Information.
- (b) India's  gross  emission  was  2136  million  tonnes  CO2  equivalent  (CO2e)  of greenhouse gases (GHG) in 2010. Considering carbon sink action of forests and

croplands, the net national GHG emission was1884 million tonnes of CO2e.

- (c) and (d) Pursuant to the 15 th Conference of Parties (held in December 2009 at Copenhagen, Denmark);India  made  a  voluntary  pledge  on  30  January  2010conveying  its intention  to  UNFCCC  to  reduce  the  emission  intensity  of  its  GDP  by  20  to  25 percent by 2020 compared with the 2005 level. A reduction of emission intensity of GDP by about 12% has been achieved between 2005 and 2010. United Nations Environment Programme in its Emission Gap Report 2014 has recognized India as one of the countries on course to achieving its voluntary pledge.
- (e) Further,  as  a  part  of  the  Intended  Nationally  Determined  Contributions  (INDC), submitted  to  UNFCCC,  India  has  expressed  an  intention  to  reduce  the  emission intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level. The successful implementation of INDC is contingent upon additional means of implementation to  be  provided  by  developed  country  parties,  technology  transfer  and  capacity building following the extant provisions of the Convention.
- (f) The  Government  has  formulated  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC)  to  deal  with  climate  change  related  issues.  NAPCC  comprises  eight Missions  in  specific  areas  of  solar  energy,  enhanced  energy  efficiency,  habitat, water, sustaining Himalayan ecosystem, forestry, agriculture and strategic knowledge for climate change. Further, 32 States/Union Territories have prepared State Action Plans on Climate Change consistent with the objectives of NAPCC. Furthermore, India's INDC  includes  steps such as introduction of cleaner technologies in thermal power generation, promoting renewable energy generation, energy  efficiency,  developing  climate  resilient  infrastructure,  implementation  of Green India Mission, programmes related to afforestation and other activities

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