Maharashtra to form State Council for Climate Change
2nd September, 2021
Note: Use it an example under states initiative to manage climate change crisis
Context:
Mindful of the gravity of the climate change crisis, the Maharashtra government will constitute a State Council for Climate Change.
The council would be headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and co-chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to deal with climate related challenges affecting Maharashtra.
Need:
Climate change is a pressing and grave issue.
Facing a climate emergency, as pointed by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report regarding carbon impact.
Weather patterns had changed dramatically in the State over the past decade.
Climatic transformation had triggered landslides with greater frequency besides raising temperatures during the summer months and reducing the number of winter days.
How it will work?
State Environment Ministry would formulate the climate action plan for concerned departments like Energy, Transport, Urban Development, and Industry, and seek the Cabinet’s approval for the same.