Bihar aims for climate resilience and low carbon growth pathway with UNEP support | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Bihar authorities on Friday signed MoU with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to collectively work on a low carbon improvement pathway for ultimately attaining carbon neutrality sooner or later.
The UNEP, underneath the MoU, will present technical help to the state to arrange its greenhouse fuel (GHG) stock, perform climate affect eventualities and vulnerability assessments, put together a method for a climate resilient and low carbon financial system, and counsel revisions to the State Action Plan of Climate Change (SAPCC).
It is anticipated that the joint works over the course of subsequent few months will pave the way in which for different states to embark on the journey of climate resilience and low carbon improvement in sync with India’s dedication of climate motion underneath the Paris Agreement.
“The UNEP looks forward to Bihar leading the way in India in the transition to a low-emission economy. This path-breaking partnership between UNEP and the government of Bihar is a vital step towards achieving sustainable development for all,” stated Satya S Tripathi, UN assistant secretary-basic and head of UNEP New York Office.
The MoU was signed by the UNEP India head, Atul Bagai, and member secretary of the Bihar State Pollution Control Board, S Chandrasekar. Bihar’s deputy chief minister, Tarkishore Prasad, was current through the signing occasion right here on the UN House.
Bihar is one of the states which were severely related with climate change-induced disasters. Though the state has SAPCC which identifies actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation, the state is now within the course of of revising its plan primarily based on the newest tips issued by the Union surroundings ministry.
Since joint efforts of all states will assist India obtain its Paris Agreement targets, the Centre’s new tips encourage state governments to undertake inclusive, sustainable and climate resilient low carbon improvement pathways with concentrate on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Though India has, up to now, not dedicated to web-zero emissions (balancing GHG emissions by eradicating it from the ambiance utilizing sequestration or different measures), a quantity of nations have pledged to attain it by round mid-century.
As of now, 126 nations accounting for 51% of complete international GHG emissions have both dedicated or are within the course of of formally pledging their respective web-zero targets.