(a) whether the Government is taking measures to tackle climate change within the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government plans to approach the Green Climate Fund under the Paris Agreement to fund climate change projects and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether India has not received any funding from the Green Climate Fund and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) Government of India is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change(NAPCC) comprising eight national missions being implemented by various Ministries in specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture and Strategic knowledge for Climate Change. Further, 32 States/Union Territories have prepared State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) consistent with the objectives of NAPCC. Government of India is also implementing a scheme under National Adaptation Fund in vulnerable sectors across the country. Government of India has also embarked upon ambitious actions in the areas of renewable energy, afforestation, energy efficiency, planned urban development, adaptation measures in sectors including agriculture, water resources, coastal areas, Himalayan region, health etc. According to Biennial Update Report submitted by Government of India to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2016, India has achieved 12% reduction in its emission intensity of its GDP between 2005 and 2010.
(b)&(c) The Government has approached the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to fund climate change projects. Till date, two projects from India have been approved by GCF Board. A grant of $34.4 million, out of the total project cost of $166.3 million, for “Installation of Ground Water Recharge System” in 15 districts in Odisha has been approved by the GCF. Another project ‘Line of credit for solar rooftop segment for commercial, industrial and residential housing sectors’ with a GCF loan support of $100 million, out of the total project cost of $250 million, has been approved in March 2018.
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