Green goals: Chandigarh Eyes 1.26Cr Tonne CO2 Drop by 2030

Time of India

6 days ago

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Chandigarh: In a powerful push toward sustainability, the Chandigarh Administration has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to slash carbon dioxide emissions by over 1.2 crore tonnes by the year 2030.
This green mission is part of the newly launched State Action Plan for Climate Change 2.0 (SAPCC), approved by the Centre.
At the heart of the plan is a vision to decarbonise the city's power consumption, complete electrification of public and commercial transport, and ensuring all new commercial buildings are net-zero buildings.
The State Action Plan for Climate Change 2.0 (SAPCC), which was recently unveiled after approval from the Centre, outlines the road map to achieve this ambitious target.
Under the plan, the main strategies will include making the city a Model Solar City by 2030 by implementing various solar rooftop programmes, including PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana, and sourcing the balance power needs from non-fossil energy sources such as hydro, solar, wind, and nuclear.
"Installation of 224 MW through various solar rooftop programmes is planned. An annual emission reduction of about 2,68,000 tCO2e by 2030 is estimated.
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Currently, the city is producing around 90 MW through solar energy," said a UT official.
In the transport sector, in addition to providing greater incentives under the Chandigarh Electric Vehicle Policy, the UT will convert its entire bus fleet to electric buses within the SAPCC plan period. It also aims to achieve the highest penetration of Zero Emission Vehicles among all Indian cities by the end of the policy period by providing incentives, promoting environment-friendly commute systems (including converting all buses to electric buses), building EV charging infrastructure, introducing an integrated transport management system (ITMS), and creating public awareness.
"In 2024, EVs accounted for 15.26% of total vehicle registration, which is targeted to be increased to 70%," states the plan.
To reduce the carbon footprint of the city, the UT also aims to make a big push for energy efficiency in the building sector. The administration is planning to retrofit existing buildings to meet improved energy standards. "The administration aims to adopt the concept of ECBC norms in all newly constructed govt buildings by 2030.
Similarly, green building standards and certification will be promoted, and net-zero emissions buildings will be introduced and promoted in the city," states the plan.
More focus is being given towards implementing various systems to consolidate existing operations and deriving energy from solid waste in terms of overall energy generation. The city also plans to establish an Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) system. "Implementing various municipal waste processing systems to consolidate existing operations is needed, and deriving energy from solid waste can benefit the system in terms of overall energy generation," states the plan.