CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE – MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

UNSTARRED QUESTION/ நட்சத்திரமிடப்படாத கேள்வி

750. DR. T. SUMATHY (a)THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to
state:

(a) whether the Union Government has submitted any agenda and research papers in the
recent UN Climate Change Conference COP26 held at Glasgow and if so, the details
thereof and the major decision taken in COP26;
(b) whether India being one of the largest emitter of carbon dioxide and green house
gases was directed by UN COP26 to adhere to certain major changes in their
Transport Policy and Energy Sector and if so, the details thereof and the effective
measures taken by the Government to curb the prevailing environmental issues and
problems;
(c) the total estimated expenditure and the funds to be allocated, in the next five years to
combat major environmental issues in the country;
(d) whether at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, it has been pledged to reduce the total
projected carbon emissions by one billion tonne between now and 2030 and if so, the
basis of this pledge; and
(e) whether the Land use, Land-use change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector is expected to
contribute to this reduction and if so, the share of reduction in the total projected
emissions expected to come from the this sector?

147-07.02.2022

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