- Launched: In 2008 by the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change
- Objective: To raise awareness and initiate coordinated actions among the public, government bodies, scientists, industries, and communities regarding the threat of climate change
- Approach: Long-term, integrated, and multi-pronged strategies aimed at sustainable development and climate resilience
Eight National Missions under NAPCC
- National Solar Mission
- Promotes the use of solar energy for power generation and other uses
- National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
- Focuses on market-based mechanisms to improve energy efficiency
- National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
- Emphasizes energy-efficient buildings, urban waste management, and sustainable transport
- National Water Mission
- Aims at water conservation, equitable distribution, and sustainable management
- National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
- Protects Himalayan glaciers and biodiversity
- National Mission for a Green India
- Targets afforestation and ecosystem restoration
- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
- Promotes climate-resilient agricultural practices
- National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change
- Enhances research and data-sharing on climate science and policy
Salient Features of NAPCC
- Inclusive Development
- Prioritizes the protection of poor and vulnerable populations through sustainable growth models
- Ecological Sustainability
- Promotes qualitative changes in development strategies to preserve ecological balance
- Technology Deployment
- Encourages accelerated use of technologies for climate adaptation and mitigation
- Innovative Regulatory Mechanisms
- Supports both regulatory and voluntary measures to foster sustainable practices
- Public-Private Partnership
- Ensures effective implementation by engaging civil society, local governments, and private sector stakeholders
- International Collaboration
- Welcomes global cooperation under UNFCCC for funding, research, data sharing, and technology transfer, with a focus on equitable Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
- Definition: Gases that absorb and emit radiant energy in the thermal infrared range
- Primary GHGs:
- Water vapor
- Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
- Methane (CH₄)
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- Ozone (O₃)
- Impact:
- Maintain Earth’s temperature at an average of 15°C; without them, it would be −18°C
- Cause the Greenhouse Effect, which warms the planet by trapping heat in the atmosphere
