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The fund will be used to invest in electric vehicles and hybrids, climate-friendly products and alternatives, pollution control technologies and products, renewable and green energy, conservation and development of forests, including ecotourism, waste management, sustainable agriculture, and water resource management. Tamil Nadu Green Climate Fund (TNGCF) will be set up as a Category I (Social Venture Fund) under the SEBI Alternative Investment Fund Regulations, 2012, Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary (Environment and Forests), said. The setting up of an exclusive fund for Green Climate comes close on the heels of the state government announcing Tamil Nadu Green Mission, Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission and the Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission as part of its massive plans to protect the environment.