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CII @COP-27 National Communication to UNFCCC

• Business Delegation at COP27 met The Centre organized 3 key events: India is a party to United Nation Framework
with the Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and is
Environment, Forests & Climate “Driving Climate Adaptation & obligated to prepare and furnish national inventory
Change, Government of India, and Resilience through Nature of Green House Gases (GHGs), in the form of
Labour & Employment - Shri Conservation” - on the need for periodic National Communications (NATCOM).
Bhupender Yadav. businesses, investors, and The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
governments to seek to protect,
• Discussion on the importance of Change (MoEFCC), GoI is a focal point to this
conserve, and regenerate the
industry efforts on climate action reporting framework and leads this project. Since
natural resources and ecosystems
and how it contributes to India’s the year 2010, CII has been entrusted partner of
that support our economic
NDCs MoEFCC, as an expert institution for estimating GHG
growth, food security, health, and
emissions from Industrial Processes and Product
climate.
Use (IPPU) sector, which covers estimation from
Minerals, Chemicals, Metals, other Production and
“Aligning Clean Air & Climate
Energy products use sectors, as per
Actions” - on clean air solutions
(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)IPCC
such as sustainable land
guidelines 2006.
management practices, as a
substitute to conventional So far, the Centre has provided technical support in
practice of post-harvest burnings, this national level exercise in the form of following
publications:
and how these activities can
contribute highly towards meeting India's Second National Communication
the global climate goals. to UNFCCC- 2012
First Biennial Update Report- 2014
L to R - Mr. Arvind Bodhankar, Executive Director- ESG "Energy Storage - Charging the
& Chief Risk Officer, Dalmia Bharat Limited, Mr. Jyotin
Kutty Sastabhavan, Chief Sustainability Officer Tata energy transition for businesses Second Biennial Update Report- 2018
Motors, Ms. Seema Arora, Deputy Director General at in India“ - on why energy storage
Confederation of Indian Industry, Shri. Bhupender Third Biennial Update Report-2021
Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and is critical for India's changing
Climate Change, Government of India, Mr. Ajit Gupte power mix and is central to solving This year as the country prepares itself for the
Ambassador, Embassy of India, Egypt, Ms. Pooja
Patwari, Senior Manager, Avadaa Group. power procurement challenges for preparation of Third National Communication to
C&I sector. UNFCCC. The technical team at the Centre has
helped in preparing the GHG inventories and
related report for the IPPU sector for the Third
National Communications and has shared this
with the ministry for its consideration.

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