On July 5, 2024, Pune’s Climate Action Plan was presented to Mr. Madhav Jagtap, Head of the Environment Department, Pune Municipal Corporation by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) and funded by the European Union.
The journey began in May 2023 with stakeholder consultations involving government officials, NGOs, and academia. Over the past year, a series of consultations and field visits have meticulously shaped the comprehensive plan we presented.
Pune, India’s ninth-largest city and the second-largest in Maharashtra, is home to a population of 4.1 million (projected figure for 2022). As a thriving IT hub and the fastest-growing city in Maharashtra, Pune’s development comes with its own set of climate challenges. The Baseline Emission Inventory for 2021-22 indicates that the total emissions amount to 1,02,70,077 tCO2, with a per capita emission rate of 2.47 tCO2. Stationary Energy (65%), Transportation (29%), Waste (6%) of the total emissions.
There has been a noticeable shift in rainfall patterns, leading to increasingly unpredictable monsoon seasons with more frequent extreme rainfall events making it vulnerable to flooding and waterlogging.
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