Climate Change Action & Adaptation

Gujarat

GUJARAT POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Gujarat- Action Against Climate Change

• First and only State to form a separate Climate Change Department.

• Allocated a budget of Rs. 110 crores for 2010-11 for Climate Change activities.

• Process initiated towards formation of a comprehensive State Action Plan for Climate Change.

• Gujarat has over one-hundred Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects with the highest amount of carbon dioxide reduction in India, of twenty-two million tonnes of carbon dioxide.

Solar Mission

Preparation of Comprehensive solar policy in 2009 aiming at 500 MW by 2014• Implementation of 34 projects of 716 MW already

started.• GoG signed MoU with Clinton Climate Initiative for

setting up of a 3000 MW Solar Park.• Promoting Gandhinagar as Solar and Carbon

Neutral City in 2010-11.

Mission Wind Power

• Gujarat has the longest coastline in India of over 1600 km where wind speeds are good for harnessing wind energy.

• Private wind power plants have been set up along the coast and Gujarat's total wind power capacity is now over 1600 mega watts.

• Gujarat plans to add more than 4000 mega watts of wind power capacity by 2012.

Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

• Reduced electricity transmission losses from 31% to 22% in four years through Jyotigram Yojana( Energy reforms).

• Highest number of Certified Emission Reductions credits in India – 33.482 million

• GUDC has commissioned the Largest Urban Energy Efficiency Programme (MEEP) in major municipalities Aims at 30% energy savings.

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Mission on Sustainable Habitat

• Compost plants for all Urban Local bodies planned with 75 operational.

• First ever Methane recovery plant for power generation from Sewage in Surat. Total installed capacity is 3.5 MW. More than 1.28 crores of KWH electricity generated. 52000 tCO2 emissions reduced. Project also put up for CDM approval.

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Mission on Sustainable Habitat

• Construction of fly overs to reduce vehicular emissions due to traffic congestion.

• Systematic phasing out of petrol diesel vehicles in Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar through GR to augment fuel efficiency and control air pollution. 500 PUCs across the state for strict compliance of emission norms.

• Ahmedabad drops to 4th rank from 66th for Air pollution

• Gujarat is transforming polluting cities to green cities. In 2003 Ahmedabad was named as the most-polluted city in India. In 2009 Ahmedabad topped the list of United Nations ‘Green Cities'.

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National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

• Statewide gas grid of 1500 kms commissioned with another 800 kms in pipeline.

• Gujarat's Gas Grid has reduced 17 mn tonnes of carbon emissions.

• Switching over of 3.5 lakh vehicles to cleaner fuels • Provided 4 lakhs domestic CNG/LNG connections in

towns and cities.

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National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

Successful implementation of BRTS in Ahmedabad.• BRTS has reduced 37000 tonnes of carbon

emissions. • GoI conferred Best Mass Rapid Transit System in

India Award 2008-09.• Received 2010- Sustainable Transport Award in

Washington.• Received Joint Runner Up Award from International

Transport• Forum and International Association for Public

Transport (2010)

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National Mission for a “Green India”

• Planted more than 30000 hectares of mangroves in last decade.

• Total mangrove cover is now 936 kms proved by satellite imagery.

• With a successful social forestry and JFM Programme, in 2008-09 around 68,000 hectares of land was taken for plantation.

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Mission for a “Green India”

• Around 20,000 hectares of land was undertaken for plantation outside forest area.

• During Van Mahotsav 2008-09 more than 11.72 crore sapling have been distributed.

Recent IntiativesInitiative Objective

Wind Power Policy To support installation of wind mills in the State

Solar Power Policy 2009 500 MW Solar Power Generation by 2014

Climate Change Department To promote sustainable development and robustlyaddress issues of global warming in the State

Biomass Power Policy To promote the use of Biomass for powerproduction, biomass is waste from variety of commercial activities

500 MW capacity Solar Park at Patan

To support the Solar Power Policy and develop infrastructure for Solar Energy

1 MW Solar Electricity Plant at Raisan, Gandhinagar

Part of Gandhinagar-Solar City Project