Climate change is real, says VP Venkaiah Naidu

Economy and ecology can coexist, if one respects the elements of nature, said Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu.

Hyderabad: Climate change is as real as daylight. It is imperative for nations to strike a balance between economic development and environmental protection. Economy and ecology can coexist, if one respects the elements of nature, said Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu.

Delivering the inaugural address of the three-day Green Building Congress 2020, he said for economy and ecology to coexist, green buildings are the need of the hour. He asked the industry bodies like CII and Indian Green Buildings Council to advance the green building movement further and green more and more villages in the country.

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The three-day virtual event is its 18th edition and will end on October 31. The theme for this year is ‘Hygiene, health and well being in green built environment’.

Jamshyd Godrej, Past President CII said “Green buildings are a huge opportunity to slow down a rapidly warming earth. Action by businesses to promote and use green buildings will be a competitive advantage for decades.”

Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII said “The Indian Government has committed a reduction in the emissions intensity by 35 per cent before 2030. CII will continue to facilitate sustainable principles alongside the development agenda.”

V Suresh, Chairman IGBC, said the green building movement in India is growing. “We aim to facilitate 10 billion Sqft of green footprint in the country by 2022.”

The event also saw the launch of a coffee table book comprising 100 green building projects in the country. It also launched green building rating systems on healthcare, logistics, warehouses and cold storages and net zero water. The virtual green building congress expo, being organised parallely, will be on for a month and would showcase more than 150 green products.

With a green building footprint of 7.61 billion sqft, and with over 6,055 projects adopting CII-IGBC’s 27 rating systems, the Green Building movement in India has been advancing at a rapid pace and transforming India, into one of the global leaders in green built environment.

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