Ranchi: Despite Jharkhand being more than 33% green, the effects of climate change are beginning to be seen here. In the north-western districts of Garhwa, Latehar and Palamu, increase in average temperature and forest fires and a decrease in rainfall are some of the impacts of climate change.
The state government has started working to reduce the impact of climate change. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Dr. Sanjay Srivastava informed this to the delegates of the 2-day International Climate Summit. held in Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The International Climate Summit was organised through the collaboration of various Ministries of the Central Govt with Indo-Nordic cooperation and the Chamber of Commerce & Industry on the issue of “Sustainability through green growth”.
Various partners of the Summit were the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the Ministry of Coal, the Ministry of Science & Technology, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to Govt. of India, NITI Aayog, etc. along with participating States and industry representatives.
Dr. Sanjay Srivastava was invited as the sole representative of the Indian Forest Service in the country in this Summit to share views on climate-responsible actions, policies, and legislation. He said in the conference that keeping in view the challenges of climate change viz. greenhouse gases, fossil fuel use, fragmentation of forest habitat, and pollution, many initiatives have been taken in Jharkhand towards green hydrogen, biofuels, and renewable energy.
The State Industries Department has signed an MoU with Tata Group to set up a hydrogen engine manufacturing unit in Jamshedpur. A new solar energy policy has also been launched to contribute to the field of renewable energy, he said.