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Secretary, Department of Environment, Forest & Climate Change at Government of Uttar Pradesh
The State of #UttarPradesh has been a pioneer in setting the stage for #airshed approach in the country in 2021-22. From then, the State has made significant progress in planning and implementation of the airshed based #cleanair actions. The State also took a #leadership under the guidance of the MoEF&CC for initiating Indo Gangetic Plain #IGP level dialogues for mainstreaming a #wellcoordinated airshed based actions across all the 8 IGP States. UP has also been stressing upon the #mitigation of #evidencebased, however not in focus, sources of #airpollution like household #cooking, #fertiliser and #livestock etc. After UP took lead, many States and #CivilSociety Organisations have started #advocating the airshed approach along with appropriate actions against not in focus yet prominent air pollution sources. The State has been very successful in developing a #longterm #robust and well consulted strategy for providing #cleancooking solutions to the households in the State leveraging the #carbonfinancing to ensure their affordability to the users. Among the other clean cooking solutions, the State has identified the potential of household based bio-digesters in view of the high #livestock population in the State and advancements in the #technology that makes the biodigester tubes very easy to install and operate. The #affordability of this solution may also be achieved with the help of the subsidy provided by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) coupled with well articulated #carbonfinancing through #voluntary carbon markets. The State is taking up this intervention at large scale and building #pathways for its effective implementation. In view of finalising the plan for its large scale implementation in the State, the Directorate of Environment, Government of Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India has successfully organized a technical discussions on “Biogas Technology: Promoting Transition to Clean Cooking”. Key #objective of this discussion is to develop pathways to scale up installations of biogas units as an alternative to solid fuel/biomass based #traditional cooking in rural areas. This discussion was inaugurated by Mr Manoj Singh, Additional chief Secretary, DoEF&CC, Government of Uttar Pradesh. It was a privilege for me to guide the discussions with the insightful guidance by Ms Sangita M. Kasture, Scientist G, MNRE, GoI. The discussion brought together #experts, #policymakers, #financers, #technology #distributors. The discussions offered valuable insights into the practical challenges on the ground and the latest available technologies and suggested strategies to make renewable energy solutions more affordable for rural consumers, highlighting the growing opportunities in emerging Carbon Financing Mechanisms. The insights from the discussions will be used to strengthen strategies devised to scale up uptake of Biogas as a clean fuel for cooking purposes in the State.
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Amit Gemawat IFS
3mo
It's inspiring to see the proactive efforts of Uttar Pradesh in addressing air pollution through the airshed approach. The emphasis on clean cooking solutions and the promotion of biogas technology is commendable. The collaborative efforts with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are paving the way for a sustainable and cleaner future. Great sir!
Sir, how are we planning to remove chemicals from our farming and other green spaces..
Congratulations
Brijesh Pandey
3mo
Congratulations for excellent work Sir in the field of # carbon financing#sustainable and renewable energy 💐💐💐
Alok Ranjan
3mo
Very good work
Anuj Sharma
3mo
Very informative 💐👍
Atulesh Yadav
3mo
Great initiative Sir, under your and ACS Sir's visionary leadership new initiatives are gathering momentum and State is becoming a pioneer and setting benchmark in many projects for the betterment of Environment. Kudos to your efforts...
Project Scientist, Biogas Development, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
2moIt was truly inspiring to attend the event on ‘Biogas Technology: Promoting Transition to Clean Cooking’ from BDTC, IIT Delhi. The State of Uttar Pradesh’s proactive approach in leveraging biogas technology to enhance clean cooking solutions, especially with the innovative use of carbon financing, is commendable. The discussions with experts, policymakers, and technology distributors provided invaluable insights into overcoming practical challenges and accelerating the adoption of biogas units. Looking forward to seeing the successful implementation and positive impact on rural households. Kudos to the Directorate of Environment, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for their visionary leadership!