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below 2005 levels by the year 2030; achieve 40 per cent of cumulative electric power installed
capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030; and enhance forest and tree cover to create
additional carbon sink equivalent to 2.5 to 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide by 2030. The other
goals pertain to adoption of sustainable lifestyles based on traditional values of conservation
and moderation, adaptation to climate change, clean economic development and environment-
friendly technology, etc.

Prominent Government initiatives on mitigation & adaptation
actions and their progress

6.12 India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was launched in 2008. It
has through 8 National Missions focussed on advancing the country’s climate change related
objectives of adaptation, mitigation and preparedness on climate risks. The Government
has decided to revise the NAPCC in line with the NDC submitted by India under the
Paris Agreement to make it more comprehensive in terms of the priority areas. The major
developments under the NAPCC are captured in Table 1 below.

Table 1: National Missions under NAPCC

Missions Major objective/Target Progress

1. National Solar Achieve 100 GW of solar power in The cumulative capacity of 36.9 GW
Mission (NSM) seven years starting from 2014-15. was commissioned till November 2020.
Around 36 GW solar energy capacity is
under installation, and an additional 19
GW capacity has been tendered.

2. National • To achieve growth with ecological • The Perform Achieve and Trade
Mission for sustainability. (PAT) Scheme is one of the initiatives
Enhanced Energy • Mandating reduction in energy under the NMEEE, and was initiated
Efficiency consumption in large energy- in March 2012.
(NMEEE) consuming industries, • PAT Cycle I (2012-2015) has over-

• Financing for PPP to reduce energy achieved the target, saving around
consumption through demand-side 31 million tonnes of CO2 (Mt CO2).
management programs in the mu- • PAT Cycle II (2016-17 to 2018-19)-
nicipal, buildings, and agricultural emission reduction of 61.34 MtCO2
sectors, was achieved.

• Energy incentives, including re- • PAT Cycle III (2017-18 to 2019-
duced taxes on energy-efficient ap- 20) concluded on 31 March 2020,
pliances. results of this cycle are awaited.
• Currently PAT Cycle IV is under
implementation.