‘Mission on Net Zero’ launched by CII

More than 250 leading organisations in building sector have committed to achieve Net Zero status

Coinciding with Earth Day, the CII Indian Green Building Council has launched ‘IGBC Mission on Net Zero’ to facilitate ‘India achieve net-zero carbon emission status by 2050’. Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman CII-GBC said “Climate change poses an existential crisis for humanity. With rising global temperatures, melting ice caps, rising sea levels, and man-induced natural calamities, the effects of climate change are now more evident than ever before. Hence, on the cusp of Earth Day, it is important that we rededicate ourselves to the mission of combating climate change. We are witnessing a global movement that emphasizes the need to be net-zero by 2050 and developing countries such as India will have a key role to play in this mission.”

V Suresh, Chairman IGBC, said “The whole world is now looking at achieving zero CO2 emission by 2050. This would require phenomenal shifts in the way that we source our power, manufacturing, transit, and policy interventions. India as a country is committed to reducing emission intensity by 33 – 35 percent by 2030 over 2005 levels. IGBC is fully committed to being a part of national goals. The Net Zero mission that we are launching today is one more step in this direction.