Economic Survey says new mission on climate change in the works

Apart from the National Action Plan on Climate Change, a new mission on climate change and health is currently under formulation, says survey 

 Lauding 2015-16 as a landmark year for climate change initiatives in India, the Economic Survey released on Friday said a new mission on climate change and health is currently under formulation.

“Apart from the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), a new mission on climate change and health is currently under formulation and a National Expert Group on Climate Change and Health has been constituted,” said the survey while highlighting that India has been taking ambitious domestic actions against climate change.
It said the National Mission on Coastal Areas (NMCA) for integrated coastal resource management and the proposed waste-to-energy mission are other major components of India’s domestic actions to tackle climate change.
The 2015-16 survey, released by finance minister Arun Jaitley, said that India also played an important role in the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and in the adoption of the Paris Agreement—a new global climate deal—in December 2015.
“The Paris Agreement sets a road map for all nations in the world to take actions against climate change in the post-2020 period. Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a leading role at COP 21 in the launch of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), and also volunteered to host its secretariat,” noted the survey while adding that 2015 has been a landmark year for India in terms of climate change initiatives both nationally and internationally.
It also highlighted that (as of 4 January 2016) with 1,593 out of 7,685 projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the UNFCCC, India had the second highest number of projects registered under the mechanism, showing its commitment to fighting climate change.
CDM allows emission-reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2 (carbon di-oxide), which can then be traded or sold, and used by industrialized countries to a meet a part of their emission-reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol.
Talking about other green measures taken by the government, the survey noted that India is one of the few countries around the world to have a carbon tax in the form of a cess on coal.