Whether it’s a hot wave, drought, severe flooding or uncertain rainfall, the devastating impact on climate change is proven in the state.
Bright racing, however, is that policy makers have not only recognized climate change as a serious threat but also introduced steps to combat it and ensure that the state does not fail to fulfill the long-term objectives of the Paris agreement.
, To find out more about mitigation measures, TOI spoke with the Minister of Environment Aaditya Thackeray, under his new leadership in this country recently joined the Under2 coalition and also sanctioned Rs 141 Crore to increase the resilience of coastal communities to climate change , What is the reason behind joining the Under2 coalition? The idea is to learn and exchange perspectives and ideas with the government that already has a climate action plan and has obtained a deeper learning curve in combating climate change.
In the past year, Maharashtra has also taken several important steps for environmental conservation, the right to save Aarey forests to protect 9,800 hectares of mangrove forests.
To build more effort like that, it is important to get a perspective from existing precedents.
How does the Coalition under2 help the government in dealing with the climate crisis? What is the road map for the country? By joining the C40 City Climate Change Group, we work towards capacity building in our cities and prepare it for climate resilience and mitigation.
Under 2 coalitions on the other hand will provide comprehensive support to the state government and also peer-to-peer learning opportunities for the country.
It will also help utilize green financing.
In recent years, Maharashtra has significantly vulnerable to climate change.
It has the highest number of non-mutual estimates in the country where the pollution level exceeds the permitted standards.
How is the state to fight with this? Maharashtra has become the center of economic growth for India and also continues to be a state growth machine.
We are now moving towards sustainable growth practices by involving cities and countries that have been through similar trips and it will help us to accelerate our actions to achieve zero zero emissions target.
Is Maharashtra’s contribution to the Paris destination meeting? The State Mitigation Program and Adaptation (Majhi Vasundhara) is an effort that works in all administrative stakeholders in the government.
Through this initiative, the local government includes five natural elements and is calculated accordingly.
The initiative of Majhi Vasundhara suggested around 370,000 tons of carbon dioxide within 8 months since its initiation last year.