National Action Plan on Climate Change:
Recognizing that climate change is a global challenge, India will engage actively
in multilateral negotiations in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
in a positive, constructive and forward looking manner with the objective to establish
an effective, cooperative and equitable global approach based on the principles
of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities enshrined
in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Maintaining a high growth rate is essential for increasing living standards of the
vast majority of our people and reducing their vulnerability to the impacts of climate
change. In order to achieve a sustainable development path that simultaneously advances
economic and environmental objectives, Government of India formulated a
National
Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which will be guided by the following principles:
- Protecting the poor and vulnerable sections of society through an inclusive and
sustainable devel¬opment strategy, sensitive to climate change.
- Achieving national growth objectives through a qualitative change in direction that
enhances eco¬logical sustainability, leading to further mitigation of greenhouse
gas emissions.
- Devising efficient and cost-effective strategies for end use Demand Side Management.
Deploying appropriate technologies for both adaptation and mitigation of greenhouse
gases emissions extensively as well as at an accelerated pace.
- Engineering new and innovative forms of market, regulatory and voluntary mechanisms
to promote sustainable development.
- Effecting implementation of programmes through unique linkages, including with civil
society and local government institutions and through public-private-partnership.
- Welcoming international cooperation for research, development, sharing and transfer
of technologies enabled by additional funding and a global IPR regime that facilitates
technology transfer to developing countries under the UNFCCC.
In order to further implement the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC),
Eight National Missions have been conceived under the umbrella of which the National
Action Plan on Climate Change will be implemented. The implementation of the Plan
would be through appropriate institutional mechanism suited for effective delivery
of each individual Mission’s objective and include public private partnership (PPP)
and civil society action. The focus will be on promoting understanding of climate,
adaptation and mitigation, energy efficiency and natural resource conservation.
The Eight Missions conceived are: