Green Building Movement in India

Climate Change Mitigation:

Commitments and Actions

Adaptation

Technology transfer and Financing

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The Prime Minister of India has already committed that per

capita emission of India will not exceed that of developed

countries on any given day in future. CII is working with its

members to voluntarily take leadership in climate-friendly

technologies and operations, so as to contribute to India's

low-carbon development.

India can undertake mitigation commitments that are

measurable, reportable and verifiable with support on

technology and financial front from the developed

countries. Mitigation actions enabled through

international finance and technology would certainly be

open to international scrutiny under multilateral and not

bilateral framework. India's national communication as

per recommendations of IGPCC (Inter-governmental panel

on Climate Change) could provide the context to the

international community in this regard.

Business has an important role to play in financing and

implementing adaptation measures in developing

countries. This could be done by combining their technical

expertise, managerial efficiency, entrepreneurial spirit and

financial capability with social commitment of

governments in undertaking adaptation measures.

Many funding mechanisms, including carbon markets,

already exist, and they could be improved and leveraged if

governments increased their transparency, efficiency, and

functionality and made their funding more predictable.

Any new agreement should include reform of the Joint

Implementation and Clean Development Mechanism

(CDM) that provide the opportunities in some countries to

finance clean technologies and implement climate

change measures in emerging and developing economies.

A post-2012 agreement must further stimulate investment

and provide opportunities for companies to invest in the

research, development, and commercial adoption of

existing and future technologies. All technology options

should be considered. National and international climate

policies should support wider commercial use of existing

technologies to increase energy supplies and improve

demand and supply efficiency. Developed countries

should take the lead and boost technology cooperation

with developing countries. Technological co-operation,

public-private partnerships, innovative financing, and

capacity building are all needed to facilitate technology

transfer and commerce and promote energy efficiency in

emerging and developing economies.

Global research and development in low-carbon

technologies should be initiated in collaborative mode

involving public and private sector both from developed

and developing countries. Businesses from developing

countries can commit to accelerate deployment of clean

energy technologies, build capacity to access and

internalise cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the

international R&D initiatives. Development of new

technologies in consortia mode should also be

accompanied by appropriate sharing of IPRs.

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Research and Development

Climate Change Initiatives

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S No Criteria 2001 2009

1 CEOs & senior people involved

2 No. of professionals 10 ˜ 6,000trained on Green Building concepts

3 No. of registered 1 425Green Buildings

Built - in Area (sq.ft) 0 320 million

4 No of Rated Green 0 52Buildings

Built - in Area (sq.ft) 0 18 million

5 Green Building 5 90products & equipment

6 Membership of Indian 0 726 Green Building Council (IGBC)

7 IGBC Local Chapters 0 9

50 ˜ 5,000

S No Activity Reduction in achieved (Tons /Annum)

1 Green Buildings buildings, 310 Million sq.ft

2 Energy Audits and 40,00,000Energy Efficiency Improvement studies (1000 Energy Audits)

3 Implementation of CII 24,025 (50 units)Code for ecologically sustainable Business growth by Signatories (368 signatories)

Total 77,24,025*

Co2

425 37, 00, 000*

Facilitated 11 portfolio companies (green product manufacturers) with an investment support of USD 20 Million

Annual CO2 Reduction through CII Advisory Services

Impact

Climate Change Agenda – Indian Industry Perspective

About CII

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and

sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in

India, partnering industry and government alike through

advisory and consultative processes

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry

managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India's

development process. Founded over 114 years ago, it is India's

premier business association, with a direct membership of over

7800 organisations from the private as well as public sectors,

including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over

90,000 companies from around 385 national and regional

sectoral associations.

CII has been actively partnering with various Ministries,

Government bodies, NGOs and academicians, both nationally

as well as internationally, for devising and implementing

policies & strategies to combat climate change. CII strives to

forge linkages between industry and government so that they

can work as partners in tackling the challenge of climate

change. CII, through its Energy Policy wing and through

specialised Centres of Excellence—CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green

Business Centre (GBC) and CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for

Sustainable Development (CESD) also provides services that

helps Indian industry in their carbon mitigation efforts. CII along

with its Centres of Excellence has a strong resource of around

125 professionals in the energy, climate change and sustainable

development area.

Mr Y C Deveshwar, Chairman, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Advisory

Council & Chairman ITC Ltd. and Mr Ricardo Young, President, The Ethos Institute, Brazil during MoU signing

ceremony in the presence of Mr Salman Khurshid, Minister of State for Corporate and Minority Affairs

(Independent Charge) at the 4th Sustainability Summit on 25 November 2009 in New Delhi

For more information, please contact:

Rajesh Menon

Senior Director

Confederation of Indian IndustryIndia Habitat Centre, 4th Floor, Core 4 A, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003, India

Tel: +91-11-24682230-35 Fax: +91-11-24682229

Email: rajesh.menon@cii.in Website: www.cii.in

CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre in Hyderabad, India. The Centre received the prestigious

LEED Platinum rating in 2003. This was the first Platinum rated green building outside the U.S.A

and the third in the world.

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National &

International Best

Practices Manual- Pulp

& Paper Sector

Manual on Waste Heat

Recovery in Indian

Cement Industry

Case study booklets -

Cement Industry, Ceramic

& Fertilizer Industry

Case study booklet on

Renewable Energy

Directory on Green

Building Material &

Service Providers

Green Building Reference

Guides -

LEED-India for New

Construction (NC) &

Core & Shell (CS)

IGBC Green Homes

Rating System

IGBC Green Factory

Building Rating system

Our activities ensure bringing climate change discussions from back room to board room.

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Climate Change Initiatives

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Ms Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, being briefed on CII's work on environment and climate change by

Dr Prem C Jain, Chairman, Indian Green Building Council at the ITC Green Centre in Gurgaon on

19 July 2009

Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment & Forests (Independent Charge) addressing the

CII-ITC Sustainability Awards Ceremony at the 4th Sustainability Summit: Asia 2009 on

25 November 2009 in New Delhi

Advocacy

CII engages Indian Government both at the central and state level

in climate change policy formulation

Partnering government in devising mitigation and adaptation

strategies to combat climate change

vPromoting Clean Coal technologies such as Carbon Capture

and Use (for Methanol production/ Algae cultivation)

vPromoting renewable energy, energy efficiency

technologies/approaches

vSpearheading Green Building movement in the country

vWorking with State Governments to develop low carbon

policies

vDeveloping green public procurement guidelines

Devising strategies and an industry position for international

climate change negotiations

Devising Programmatic approaches and international

partnerships towards Intensity reduction of GHG emissions

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Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister of Finance, Government of India, inaugurating the Exhibition on Climate

Change: Technology Development and Transfer on 21 October 2009 in New Delhi

Advisory Services

CII renders services towards building a low-carbon

economy

Green Building Certification

Energy Audits

Energy Management Services

Water Management Services

Environment Management Services

Handholding signatories of the CII Code for

Ecologically Sustainable Business Growth

Connecting green entrepreneurs to markets &

finance

GHG Inventorisation - base line development and

target setting

Green Audits

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Publications

CII creates knowledge &

information base on climate

change

CII Discussion Paper "Building a

low-carbon Indian Economy”

Report on 'Energy Trading &

Derivatives'

Bi-monthly e-Newsletter titled

"Sustainability Outlook”

Film on "Climate Change and

How it affects our Health”

Report on 'India's Ecological

Footprint- A Business Perspective'

Corporate GHG Inventory Program

Guide

Manual on best practices in Indian &

International Cement Plants

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Events

Through our events, we generate awareness,

highlight policy recommendations, help engage

industry, government and civil society

Seminar on Business Response to Climate Change

with Mr Shyam Saran in Delhi on 16 March 2009

Interactive Session on Climate Change With

Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State of

Environment & Forests, Delhi, 14 September

2009

CII as a partner in GOI's 'Delhi High level

Conference and Exposition on Climate Change:

Technology Development and Transfer', Delhi,

22-23 October 2009

4th Sustainability Summit: Asia 2009 "Winning

Strategies for a Sustainable World" focus on

"Climate Change: The Defining Challenge",

Delhi, 25-26 November 2009

CII - NETRA (NTPC Energy Technology Research

Alliance) Round Table Session on 'Power Sector:

Technologies for Carbon Mitigation', Delhi,

30 November 2009

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Mr Mohamed Nasheed, President, Republic of Maldives with Mr Tarun Das, Former Chief Mentor, CII at the Exhibition on Climate Change:

Technology Development and Transfer on 23 October 2009 in New Delhi

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Advocacy

Advisory Services

Research

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Training/Capacity Building

Publications

Events

Dr Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, India, speaking at the Green Power conference on

19 June 2009 in Chennai

Research

CII conducts research on climate change mitigation,

adaptation and economic & social impact analysis

Estimating Carbon foot-prints of the States and

recommending amendments in industrial policy to

help reduce carbon emission

Quantifying carbon reduction potential in the

Indian industry through various voluntary/

mandatory approaches

Study on "Role of ICT in meeting the objectives of

the NAPCC missions"

2nd National Communication on GHG Inventory

from India to the UNFCCC - industrial processes &

product use sector

CDP Report with CDP-UK and WWF-India for the

year 2007, 2008 and 2009 (in progress)

Research study on 'Sustainability as a Driver for

Innovation and Profit'

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Mr Shyam Saran, Special Envoy to Prime Minister of India on Climate Change speaking at the CII – NETRA

Round Table Session on Power Sector: Technologies for Carbon Mitigation on 30 November 2009

in New Delhi

An MoU being signed between CII and CBI, UK to launch a joint Initiative on Smart Grid Technologies, in the presence of Lord Philip Hunt, Minister of State, Energy and Climate Change, UK on 22 October 2009

in New Delhi

Mr K.Rosaiah, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, CII; Chairman,

CII Climate Change Council and CMD, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. at Green Building Congress organised by

CII on 9-12 September 2009 in Hyderabad

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Developing and administering green building

rating systems to suit various types of buildings

Developing manuals on global best practices in the

energy sector

Training/Capacity Building

CII builds capacity within Industry to develop Low

Carbon Growth Strategies

Training & counseling services on Corporate

Climate Change Strategies (3CS)

Counseling services on sustainability-driven

innovation for low-carbon inclusive growth

Training on Green House Gas (GHG) emission

inventory development

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Institutional Structure

CII delivers its services through specialised hubs

Indian Industry

CII EnergyPolicy Division,

New Delhi

CII-ITC Centre of

Excellence for Sustainable

Development,New Delhi

CII-Sohrabji Godrej

Green BusinessCentre,

Hyderabad