CLIMATE-BLUEPRINT 2LST

The group will focus on the high carbon emitting sectors
like cement manufacturing, power generation, transport, steel
and building construction. An interim roadmap will be in place
by April this year and the final plan in September.
"However, in the submission we will not include details
of the sectoral emission cuts but just a broad idea on the
steps to be taken for climate mitigation and adaptation," the
environment ministry official said.
The country will also specify its steps of framing a
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) envisaging
eight missions to tackle global warming and setting up Indian
Network on Climate Change Assessment (INCCA), a network of
scientists to publish peer-reviewed findings on climate change
in India under the Accord.
As per Copenhagen Accord, rich countries are supposed to
submit by January 31 their targets for cuts in emissions by
2020 and developing nations should outline actions for slowing
the emission increase to help prevent global warming.
Even as the UN has expressed readiness to be flexible
with the developed nations on the deadline date, the BASIC
countries have made clear that they will stick to what they
had committed under the Accord.
Besides Brazil, China, South Africa and India, South
Korea, Ghana, Australia, France, Canada, Papua New Guinea and
the Maldives have indicated their commitment to the accord
while Cuba has said it will not take part. PTI