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02/03/2021 - Environment

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March 01, 2021

Flaws in the planning systems should be removed by the government of India to bring out effective decarbonisation in the country. Analyse (200 Words)

Refer - The Indian Express

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IAS Parliament 4 years

KEY POINTS

Flaws

·        Nanda Devi broke off and triggered flash floods downstream that then washed away or damaged several hydroelectric dams and led to the loss of hundreds of lives.

·        The authorities were caught unprepared. This is despite the fact that there had been precedents, the Kedarnath floods in 2013.

·        The costs of managing the energy value chain through a fragmented institutional and regulatory structure.

·        The tragedy in Uttarakhand reflected the costs of institutional fragmentation and lack of coordination in decision making.

·        The best means of securing an optimal balance between construction and the Himalayan ecology had not been implemented in large part because energy is a concurrent subject.

·        The reliability of renewables as a source of electricity in times of emergency. They do reflect a weakening of consumer confidence in non-fossil fuels.

·        Its transmission system is also not capable of managing the energy transition. This problem will clearly have to be addressed if decarbonisation is to proceed smoothly.

Way forward

·        To ensure it does not remain just that but translates into effective action on the ground, policy makers will have to build structures that reflect the woven, multidimensional, interdependent and interconnected nature of the energy ecosystem.

·        This means creating mechanisms that facilitate inter-ministerial and inter-state collaboration within the country and multilateral cooperation internationally.

 

 

 

tina 4 years

Could you please review my answer? Thank you.

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India is a major energy producing and consuming country in the world. It is also one of the largest emitters of GHGs.

India takes decarbonization very seriously because it is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change – frequent floods, shifting monsoons, etc. India adopted the National Environment Policy(2006) , aiming to integrate environmental protection with the development process.

Some government efforts are –

1.       Finance

·         Financial devolution to states based on forest and ecology

2.       Transport

·         FAME policy – to promote e-vehicles

·         Electrification of railways – 100% by 2023 (broad gauge)

·         Promoting mass transit transportation – eg. Bullet trains

3.       Electricity/Power

·         A 40% share of non-fossil fuel based electricity by 2030.

4.       Carbon sink

·         Creating a carbon sink of 2.5-3 btCO2 through afforestation

5.       Emission reduction

·         33-35% reduction in emissions intensity (2005-2030)

Its planning system can be improved by –

  • 1.       Adopting region-based strategy eg. More focus on highly polluted cities
  • 2.       Real-time control, monitoring
  • 3.       Tech-centric, outcome-based orientation
  • 4.       Rationalizing overlapping programmes
  • 5.       Centre-state, inter-ministerial cooperation
  • 6.       Participatory development and build impact awareness -Monsoon, agriculture
  • 7.       Mitigating negative effect of climate change
  • 8.       Tackling $2.5 trillion fund required for implementing pledge

India made climate-change and decarbonization a pillar of its global leadership strategy, and consolidating its planning process will thrust India into the next level.

IAS Parliament 4 years

Avoid listing out points, try to interconnect them, try to include data to support your arguments. Keep Writing.

tina 4 years

Ok thank you sir/maam. I have a question, I usually list the points out because I don't know how to write them in sentence format without exceeding the word limit. Could you please give me some suggestions on that?

IAS Parliament 4 years

Try to answer to the point, provide details relevant to the question, in this question try brief about the flaws present in the planning and provide reasons for them. Give  solutions according to the flaws that have been mentioned in the answer.

tina 4 years

Thank you very much.

sivasree 4 years

kindly review

IAS Parliament 4 years

Try to include data to support your arguments. Keep Writing. 

Dev 4 years

Please Review and Provide Feedback 

IAS Parliament 4 years

Good attempt. Stick to word limit. Keep Writing.

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