Tuesday, July 29, 2008
India's climate change action plan- Editorials-Opinion-The Economic Times
India's climate change action plan- Editorials-Opinion-The Economic Times
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P. P. Sangal comments on India's National action plan on climate change (NAPCC) stating that the plan is vague and not amenable to any assessment as it does not set any quantitative targets. It also does not clearly allocate responsibility to do the required work under its 8 missions. Moreover, the plan may not satisfy the international community because of its lack of emission control targets.
Sangal then suggests that nuclear energy and wind energy should also be included in targetting reduced share of fossil fuel energy in the overall energy mix.
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Food shortage, Bio-fuels & Climate change
Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Chairperson of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said on June 30th that he had hoped that the G-8 summit in Japan would address the issue of bio-fuel policies, including subsidy, which was contributing to the rising food prices, which could push an additional 100 million people into poverty. Subsidies on grain and oil seed bio-fuels were making farmers shift from growing food grains to bio-fuel plantation. According to him unbalanced policies disproportionately burden the poor and the G-8 should tackle the interconnected challenges of climate change, food prices and development. Not only food was being converted into fuel, but also forests were being cleared for growing crops to produce bio-fuels like ethanol and palm oil. Dr. Pachauri also wished for a clearer statement from the developed countries on emission reduction and their willingness to take action. He expected them to divert resources allocated to subsidies for bio-fuels for implementing use of renewable energy sources like solar, wind etc which will cut down on gas emissions and reduce climate change.
Greenspace has called upon the G-8 nations to take action on climate change by adopting binding emission reduction targets and investing in an energy revolution based on renewable energy and massive increases in efficiency, and give a constructive response to rocketing oil prices.
(Source: The Hindu, July 9, 2008)
G-8 Nations set goal for gas emissions
The group of eight leading industrial nations constituting the G-8, USA, Japan, Russia, Germany, France, Britain, Canada and Italy, meeting at the picturesque lakeside resort of Toyako in northern Japan, declared on July 1, 08 their agreement to reduce the global green house gas emissions to half by the year 2050. No base-year has, however, been mentioned. They called on all major economies to join in the fight against global warming. G-8 had been under pressure to secure commitments by wealthy nations to push forward halted UN-lead talks on a new agreement on global warming to take the place of the Kyoto Protocol which ends in 2012. The present declaration falls short of these expectations and merely reiterates the decision made by them last year. No tough, near-term measures have been agreed upon.
(Source: The Economic Times, July 9, 2008)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
INDIA UNVEILS ITS ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh unveiled the National Action Plan on Climate Change on June 30, 2008. This plan seeks to promote sustainable development through the use of clean technologies. Though it does not set targets for reduction of green house gas emissions, it expects to develop multi-pronged long-term integrated strategies for achieving key goals in the field of climate change. The plan categorically states that India’s per capita green house gas emissions will at no point exceed that of developed countries. India plans to 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 of establishing an effective co-operative and equitable global approach based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and relative capabilities enshrined in the UNFCC. The plan states that the success of its efforts would be enhanced if the developed nations fulfill their commitments under UNFCC to transfer additional financial resources and climate-friendly technologies to the developing countries.
India’s action plan will be implemented through eight missions. These missions focus their attention on; 1) increasing share of solar energy in the total energy mix, 2) implementation of energy efficiency measures, 3) launching sustainable habitats, 4) effective water resource management, 5) safeguarding Himalayan glacier and mountain eco-system, 6) enhance eco-system services, 7) making agriculture more resilient to climate change, and 8) establishing a strategic knowledge mission for focused research in the area.
The action plan will be institutionalized by the respective ministries of the government of India. Various inter-sect oral groups will be set up with experts from industry, academia and civil society. Action plans for the next 5-10 years will be finalized by December 2008.
( SOURCE: The Economic Times, June 1, 08)
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