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Pachauri backs green building technologies
Need to cut running costs — environmentalist
- IANS
- Published: 00:00 January 17, 2012
Kolkata: Warning that India is facing an energy security challenge, renowned environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, director general of The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) yesterday said use of green construction technologies will reduce operational costs.
"This country is facing a serious challenge of energy security. Demand for energy in this country is dangerously high. Applying green technologies in construction of buildings could reduce operational charges by up to 30-40 per cent," Pachauri said.
Corresponding decline
He said there was a need to set up green buildings to conserve energy. Pachauri said if the demand for power from buildings declined, then demand for capital for generating additional capacity will also fall.
Pachauri, who also heads the Nobel prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, said the Teri, a research institute focused on energy, environment and sustainable development, had informed the central government about the challenges in energy security and given some suggestions.
The renowned environmentalist hoped that the suggestions will be incorporated in the national action plan on climate change.
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