Cement, Energy & Environment

r • Use of blended coal or beneficiated coal for coal based Thermal Power Plants. • In order to mitigate problems related to Flyash disposal such as land degradation, fugitive dust emission from ash ponds, Flyash utilization has been made mandatory since September 14, 1999. • Implementation of the recommendations of charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP). • Emphasis is being given to cleaner coal technology (like supercritical Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion) while granting environmental clearance to new coal based thermal power plants. **** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 962 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.3.2013 Action Plan in Climate Change 962. Shri Gopinath Munde: Will the Minister of ENVIRONEMTN AND FORESTS be pleased to state: (a) Whether the Government has formulated any action plan on climate change; (b) If so, the details thereof; (c) Whether the Government proposes to implement it in the various states including Maharashtra; and (d) If so, the time by which it is likely to be started? ANSWER Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environemtn and Forests (Shrimathi Jayanthi Natarajan) (a) to (d) Government has formulated the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) with a review to enhance the ecological sustainability of India's development path and address climate change. NAPCC comprises, inter alia, of Eight National Missions in specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture and Strategic knowledge for Climate Change. The national missions are at stages of implementation and include in their coverage, all states. Further, in line with the objectives of the NAPCC, several governments including the state of Maharashtra have taken steps to prepare State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC). **** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 997 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.3.2013 Panel on Climate Change 997. Shri Pralhad Joshi: Shri S. S. Ramasubbu: Will the minister of ENVIRONEMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state: (a) Whether the government has constituted a panel on Climate Change to prepare a report on utilization of eight national missions on climate change under the Prime Minister's council for Climate Change; (b) If so, the details thereof along with its composition and broad function; (c) The time by which the report is likely to be submitted; and (d) The parameters drawn to evaluate the performance of national missions of Climate Change? ANSWER Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environemtn and Forests (Shrimathi Jayanthi Natarajan) (a) to (c) The Government has constituted the Executive Committee on Climate Change consisting of representative of various Ministers and agencies under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister to monitor the implementation of eight national missions and other initiatives on climate change and assist the Prime Minister's Council on Climate change in evolving a coordinated to climate change related issues at the national level. The executive committee comprises, inter alia, of the Representatives of the 41