Climate Change Council formed by Maharashtra Government

A formation of state council was declared by the Maharashtra Government for the Climate change which is based on a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) about carbon impact. The State Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray while announcing the formation stated that the state government will be preparing the action plan in a month so to deal with the challenges faced by climate change. 

 

“The climate change has been impacting us, we think that is a climate emergency. After an extensive discussion on the IPCC report which was laid down before the cabinet and a crucial decision has been made up under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. An action plan has been asked to prepare by the cabinet in a month,” stated State Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray. 

 

While interacting with a senior government official, who stated that the five sectors which include energy, agriculture, industries, transport and urban development need immediate action. “Interdepartmental conferences will be conducted under this council. As the environment department cannot directly ask other departments to come up with mitigation measures in their proposals, this council will be that forum. It will have its separate funds,” stated the senior official. 

 

Further stating about the plan, Aaditya Thackeray stated, “The mitigation and adaptation measures to solve the climate change can be done if every department and public representative unite together. As part of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, whenever cabinet notes are moved by any department, it will contain the development goal it aims to achieve through the decision,” he said.

 

Pointing out on the recent weather condition which was faced by the State of Maharashtra, the State Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray stated that, it can be noticed in these days as there is a significant decrease in the number of days of rain and winter and there is an increase in the number of warmer days, which is impacting all of us. Not just the fact that the polar ice and glaciers are melting but also we can see the decrease in monsoon days. 

 

 

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