Government implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 13
Goal 13 of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on ‘Take urgent action to combat climate
change and its impacts' pertains to climate change. Achievement of India’s
pre-2020 voluntary goal, and Nationally Determined Contributions in the
post-2020 period (2021-2030) will reflect in achievement of SDG Goal 13.
Despite having no binding obligation under the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in 2009 India announced its voluntary goal to
reduce emissions intensity of its GDP by 20-25% by 2020 in comparison to 2005
level. India achieved 24% reduction in emission intensity of its GDP between
2005 and 2016.
Further
under the Paris Agreement, India submitted its Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs) to UNFCCC in 2015 outlining eight targets for the period
2021-2030, including (i) to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to
35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level, (ii) to achieve about 40 percent cumulative
electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources
by 2030 with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international
finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF), and (iii) to create an
additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through
additional forest and tree cover by 2030. The other targets pertain to
sustainable lifestyles; climate friendly growth path; climate change
adaptation; climate finance; and technology and capacity building.
Government is implementing the National Action Plan on
Climate Change (NAPCC) which provides an overarching policy framework for all
climate actions including mitigation and adaptation. NAPCC comprises of eight
core Missions in specific areas of solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency,
sustainable habitat, water, sustaining Himalayan ecosystems, Green India,
sustainable agriculture and strategic knowledge for climate change. 33 States
and Union Territories have prepared State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC)
consistent with the objectives of NAPCC. The adaptation activities in the
States and Union Territories of India are being supported through National
Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC). NAFCC is implemented in project
mode and till date, 30 adaptation projects have been approved under NAFCC in 27
States and UTs.
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest &
Climate Change, Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.