Government of India's national action plan on climate change (NAPCC)

Rama Mani
29 Aug, 2009 . 1 min read
The developed countries (known in Climate Change parlance as Annexe 1 countries), have taken greater responsibility for mandated GHG cuts. Hence, developing countries like India were not too bothered about climate change, its impact, and what needed to be done. But in the long term, especially as in the case of a large country like India, a large population would increase consumption exponentially as it developed.

This would lead to a drastic increase in GHG emissions. There is the need to make a choice for a low-carbon path, even if there is no mandated reduction in GHG emissions.

Finally, in July 2008, the Government of India has come out with a National Action Plan on Climate Change the NAPCC. This will all take time to translate into policy decisions and ground level action.

The Government of India - NAPCC

The NAPCC has identified a strategy to deal with climate change through Eight National Missions:

  •  National Solar Mission
  •  National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
  •  National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
  •  National Water Mission
  •  National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
  •  National Mission for a "Green India"
  •  National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
  •  National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change

The overall thrust and direction to this is currently with the PMO's Office (the office of the Prime Minister himself).

National Action Plan on Climate Change, Government of India, Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change, July 2008

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