‘Decarbonisation of building and construction sector imperative to achieve India’s net zero target’ Premium

Decarbonisation Business Charter recently held a Call for Action event in Bengaluru where several stakeholders from the construction industry signed up to actively pursue decarbonisation efforts.

A Niti Ayog report released earlier this year identified power, industry, transport, and buildings as the four major sectors in India contributing to carbon emissions. With emissions originating from sourcing and production of materials to logistics to construction activities, the building and construction sector falls in a ‘hard to abate’ category. In India it is responsible for around eight percent of the total emissions; globally the figure stands at more than 16 percent. To achieve India’s goals of reducing its carbon footprint by 30-35 percent by 2030 and net zero by 2070, decarbonisation of the sector is imperative.

Decarbonisation Business Charter (DBC) is a collaborative effort by WRI India, Alliance For an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), EcoCollab, and Mahindra Lifespace Developers to identify priority actions and explore common challenges and opportunities for stakeholders across the building and construction value chain to transition towards a low-carbon pathway.

Dr. Satish Kumar, founder of Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, spoke to The Hindu on the sidelines of the Call for Action event held in Bengaluru recently.