(a) whether the Government has assessed the per capita Green
House Gas emissions in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof and as compared to the emissions
of the other developed countries; and
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) to (c) According to the National Communication of India to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2004, India`s
per capita CO2 emissions in 1994 were 0.87 tonne carbon dioxide (t-COi).
These were 4 percent of US per capita CO2 emissions, 8 percent of Germany,
9 percent of UK, 10 percent of Japan and 23 percent of the global average.
According to recent assessment by the Indian Network for Climate Change
Assessment (INCCA), preliminary estimates of India`s per capita CO?
equivalent emissions in 2007 were 1.5 t-CO2- However, comprehensive and
comparable data for 2007 for all green house gases is not available.
Government formulated the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
and released it on 30th June 2008. The NAPCC outlines eight 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. Three of the eight
missions, relating to Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Solar Mission and Green
India Mission are aimed at yielding co-benefits in terms of reduced carbon
emissions while following a path of sustainable development and economic
growth.