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A top US-based environment scientist outlined the importance of developing new infrastructure in the country using green techniques.
Speaking at an interactive meeting hosted by the CII Green Building Council (GBC), Amory B Lovins, Chief Scientist and Chairman Emeritus, Rocky Mountain Institute, Colorado, said that since most infrastructure in India is yet to be built, there is substantial opportunity for India to choose the green path.
Lovins said by 2050, there is an opportunity for the US to generate 70 per cent of its energy requirements through renewable energy sources, resulting in about 150 per cent increase in the economy and savings of about $5 trillion. Similar opportunities also exist for India, he added.
Energy management Lovins highlighted that the need of the hour is to foster and promote efficient and effective energy management practices across the sectors, retrofitting of existing buildings and focus more on distributing renewable energy. This will go a long way in bringing down our dependency on oil, he underlined.
He appreciated the catalytic role played by CII-Godrej GBC in spearheading green business practices in the country. Rocky Mountain Institute has said that it will extend all possible support in all of GBC’s activities and initiatives.
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