Climate Change Law and Policy

India is a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC.

Two of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) focus on solar energy and energy efficiency.

The principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities”, popularly referred to as the CBDR principle, lies at the heart of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of 1992.

Financing will be an important foundation of the post’2012 outcome.

Emphasis on Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and actions based on respective capabilities.