Why in news:

• The state government of Haryana has approved its revised State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC-2).

Key Points:

• The revised State Action Plan on Climate Change was approved under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal at a meeting of the Haryana State Level Steering Committee on Climate Change held in Chandigarh
• As per the Revised State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC Phase-II)  2021-30, 73 works have been proposed, out of which 37 are related to adaptation. 28 are related to mitigation and 8 strategies are related to both adaptation and mitigation.
• The total proposed budget for these activities over 10 years (from 2021 to 30) has been pegged at Rs 39,371.80 crore. The action plan will be submitted to the National Level Steering Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for final approval.
• According to the concerned officials, the revised scheme aims to align and redefine the targets considering the 8 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets.
• These eight NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) include Sustainable lifestyles, Clean economic growth, Reducing emission intensity of gross domestic product (GDP), Increasing the share of non-fossil fuel-based electricity, Enhancing carbon sink (forest) adaptation, Financing and technology transfer and Capacity building.
• In this regard, directions have been issued to all the concerned departments to update the plans, strategies and tasks for workable mitigation and adaptation action and strategy by 2030. Apart from this, the departments were directed to organize bi-monthly meeting of the State Advisory Group for monitoring and evaluation of SAPCC.
• Further, in the revised SAPCC Phase-II, 8 different sectors have been added to different working groups under the Adaptation and Mitigation category. These five action groups under the Adaptation category include Sustainable agriculture, Water resources, Forests and environment including biodiversity, Strategic knowledge and skill development and Mountain ecosystems. The three action groups for the mitigation category include Promoting energy efficiency, Solar missions, Sustainable housing and industry.