Mission LiFE Proposed for Inclusion in NAPCC
Why in the news
India may fold Mission LiFE into the NAPCC to encourage sustainable behaviour and quantify individual and business climate needs.
Key facts
- NAPCC: 8 active missions (energy, water, agriculture), tech-focused, under MoEFCC.
- Mission LiFE: launched October 2022; announced by PM Modi at COP26; aims at 1 billion people (2022-2028); behaviour over technology.
- Demand-side change by individuals.
- Supply-side shift by businesses.
- Policy support for sustainable consumption and production.
Why merge
- Measure sustainability efforts better.
- Enable mass awareness and bottom-up action alongside solar-type missions.
Concerns
- Awareness may not become action, e.g. low adherence to the BEE-suggested 26°C AC setting.
- Self-driven, unlike subsidised rooftop solar.
Exam angle
- Nodal ministry: MoEFCC; unveiled at COP26.