Building resilience to reduce air pollution
India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was launched in 2008 with eight national missions to achieve key goals in relation to climate change. These include energy efficiency, solar energy, sustainable habitat, water management, safeguarding the Himalayan ecosystem, balance and maintenance of bio-diversity (Green India), sustainable agriculture and a strategic knowledge mission responsible for research and technology as a response to climate change. With a combined spend of $1.96billion across these missions, solar has achieved just over 24,500MW with a sanction for another 45 solar parks and an aggregate capacity of 26,500MW. Greater energy efficiency has seen a reduction in emissions of 31 million tons. In addition, Himalayan task forces have been established to tackle climate change, as well as 11 centres for excellence, 20 research and development programmes and climate change centres in 10 states to support climate change adaptation. 35
Furthermore, in ratification of the Paris Agreement in 2016, India has set a target to generate 40% of its electricity from renewable sources. Furthermore, all states and union territories in India have developed state action plans on climate change making it one of the largest efforts at sub-national climate action globally. 36 Delhi has been the last state to submit its action plan in 2019, 37 eight years after the government of India requested states to undertake these plans.
35 http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/law/national-action-plan-on-climate-change/ 36 http://www.cprindia.org/research/reports/margins-mainstream-state-climate-change-planning-india-door-opener- sustainable 37 https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-finally-submits-its-climate-change-action-plan/story- cocvenqvovWvVRFdIilntL.html
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