Sustainable Development and Climate Change

SDG India Index

Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh are front runners.

• Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh come under the category of Aspirants.

COP-25 of UNFCCC at Madrid

COP-25 decisions include efforts for climate change mitigation, adaptation and means of implementation from developed country parties to developing country parties.

Forest and Tree Cover

• Forest & tree cover is increasing and has reached 80.73 million hectare. 24.56 % of the geographical area of the country are under green cover.
• Burning of agricultural residues, leading to rise in pollutant levels and deterioration of air quality, is still a major concern.

International Solar Alliance (ISA)

‘Enabler’ by institutionalizing 30 Fellowships from the Member countries.

• ‘Facilitator’ by getting the lines of credit worth US$ 2 Billion from EXIM Bank of India and 1.5 Billion from AfD, France.
• ‘Incubator’ by nurturing initiatives like the Solar Risk Mitigation Initiative.
• ‘Accelerator’ by developing tools to aggregate demand for 1000 MW solar and 2.7 lakh solar water pumps.