India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change
India has a wider spectrum of choices precisely because it is at an early stage of development. Our Prime Minister’s vision is to create a prosperous, but not wasteful society, an economy that is self-sustaining in terms of its ability to unleash the creative energies of our people and is mindful of our responsibilities to both present and future generations. Recognizing that climate change is a global challenge, India is engaged actively in multilateral negotiations in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in a positive, constructive and forward-looking manner. The countries objective will be to establish an effective, cooperative and equitable global approach based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, enshrined in the UNFCCC.
The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) addresses the urgent and critical concerns of the country through a directional shift in the development pathway, including through the enhancement of the current and planned programs through Eight National Missions.
Developing nations like India have a unique opportunity in addressing the climate change challenge in a responsible manner that is economically sound, ecologically effective and socially inclusive. The Government announced several encouraging measures in the current budget, especially for solar energy, notably, the increased incentive of Rs 16 per unit for solar energy, the establishment of the Clean Energy Fund, the increased allocation of Rs 1000 Cr for solar energy and the waiver of excise duty on Solar PV panels as part of the National Solar Mission and National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency.
Support for global mandatory reduction of GHG emissions
The per-capita emission rates of the developing countries are a tiny fraction of those in the developed world. Following the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, India maintains that the major responsibility of curbing emission rests with the developed countries, which have accumulated emissions over a long period of time. However, the U.S. and other Western nations assert that India, along with China, will account for most of the emissions in the coming decades, owing to their rapid industrialization and economic growth.
Wipro will align itself with the relevant missions of the NAPCC as relevant and supports India’s basic stand on GHG reductions.
Wipro considers regulations and policies as critical elements of enabling the low carbon economy in India, and in this regard we have been proactively engaging with the Government on different dimensions of climate change regulations.
Some of the key actions on ecological sustainability are
- ISO 14001 Certification & Greening of all Buildings based on LEED standards
- Carbon Disclosure Project
- Reduction in business commute
- Usage of alternative sources of energy for lighting e.g. LED lights
- Car-pool policy within employees
- Micro-generation of wind / solar power on large owned-campuses
- Run air conditioning plant on solar thermal
- Explore usage of ‘clean’ fuel for transport fleet e.g.. CNG
- Plan future office locations in multiple clusters across the city to reduce commuting distance
- Plantation of rows of rain-attraction trees on ear-marked track of unused campus land
Encourage Tele-con & Video-con facility to reduce employee travel emissions
| 
