Intervention by Sh Prakash Javadekar MoS(IC) EF & CC at United Nations Environment Assembly at Nairobi
The world must build upon the momentum generated in Paris on Climate
Change, and in UN on SDGs. Environmental Governance is going to be the
key factor in planning the future of any country, and will always remain
the focal point of respective national plans. Therefore, India suggests
that UNEA/UNEP should concentrate in Environmental policy and
governance issues. UNEP should work upon integrating the environmental
dimensions of the SDGs.
On this backdrop no country should try to divert the debate to unrelated
issues, and should not tinker with the gains made through collective
consensus. We must maintain sanctity of each forum.
SDGs can’t be achieved unless we address lifestyle issues, and adopt
more sustainable consumption pattern. India’s Prime Minister Narendra
Modi stressed upon lifestyle issues in Paris, and the Agreement has
adopted sustainable consumption in its preamble. Each country must come
out with its action plan to achieve its sustainable lifestyle, and the
time frame to achieve it.
Developed world must also come out with concrete timetable on finance
and technology support, and their own actions to achieve lifestyle
issues. The ultimate goal of global community has to be equitable per
capita consumption of resources. Financial resources must be mobilized
by next year. And therefore the review process must include a
transparent review of progress made in the Means of Implementation.
India is a key nation in achieving SDG and we have already started
rigorous action on this front. we have imposed a cess of $6/ton of coal
production and have already finalised the program to achieve 40 GW of
renewable energy. India is well on the way of achieving its target of
100 million LED bulbs in one year, and it is offering 30 % subsidy to
electrical vehicles.
On the pollution front, emission norms of twenty polluting industries
have been made more stringent which will reduce pollution load by 20 %.
India has revamped its waste management rules and has decided to migrate
to EURO/BHARAT VI norms for fuel and vehicles in next 1000 days, with
an investment of $10 billion. National Air Quality Index has been
launched and 24X7 monitoring is tapping the pollution of 2400
Industries.
India is investing $6 billion in accelerated afforestation, and is
incentivizing tree cover outside the forest, which can help to achieve
its target of creating carbon sink of 2.5 billion tonnes. 60 million
affordable housing, and rapid metro expansion, along with 50 million
houses to be provided with LPG connections to replace fire wood usage
are some other initiatives.
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