(a) whether India has pledged to cut emission by 35 per cent by 2030 and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether it is a fact that India requires US$ 2.5 trillion to meet the above ambitious target;
(c) if so, the manner in which the Government plans to pool the resources to meet the said target; and
(d) the steps taken by developed and developing countries for reduction of greenhouse gas?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)
(a) & (b) India has committed to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emission intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level as per the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by it to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).A preliminary estimate suggests that at least US$ 2.5 trillion (at 2014-15 prices) will be required for meeting India''s climate change actions between now and 2030.
(c) India’s realization of INDC is contingent upon support related to finance, transfer of environmentally sound technologies and capacity building to be provided from available domestic and international sources. The Government has undertaken consultations with the relevant Ministries to finalize the programmes and measures for implementing the NDCs with resources as available from domestic and international sources.
(d) 197 Parties are signatory to Paris Agreement which includes developing and developed countries. 163 of these countries have submitted their nationally determined contributions to the UNFCCC with the objective of addressing global climate change. Developing countries have also agreed to take cooperative actions to advance these efforts with support from developed countries in terms of finance, technology and capacity building.
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