Industry must recognize the importance of becoming green, as green innovation is the key to harmonizing development with sustainability. Delivering a statement on behalf of India as head of the Indian delegation on 9th September at the International Conference on Green Industry in Asia organized in Manila by the Government of Philippines in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)’s Green Industry Initiative and in concert with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Green Economy Initiative, UN-ESCAP’s Green Growth Strategy and the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Green Jobs Initiative, Shri Ajay Shankar, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said that “we need to think about pragmatic and realistic approaches to the challenges of climate change and environmental sustainability, and the critical role of innovation and greening of industry. Equity, the right to development and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities have to be the basis of our approach”.
We need to speed up the development and deployment of new green technologies across sectors so that the economies of scale bring the benefit of lower costs. Globalisation with growing openness to trade and investments facilitates this process, he said, while stressing that national policies and programmes give the appropriate country-specific sectoral focus to this collective endeavour. In this context, he mentioned India’s successful ongoing efforts to reduce energy consumption in energy-intensive industries, development of wind power and the decision to launch a Solar Mission.
The central message of the conference is: countries that follow a sustainable pattern of industrial development will be better placed to exploit the new market opportunities created by the shift towards resource-efficient and low-carbon production processes.
The three-day Conference (9-11 September 2009) is expected to endorse a Ministerial Declaration and a Plan of Action that would outline the steps needed to reduce the resource intensity and greenhouse gas emissions of industries in Asia and track the progress towards a low carbon industrial future.
We need to speed up the development and deployment of new green technologies across sectors so that the economies of scale bring the benefit of lower costs. Globalisation with growing openness to trade and investments facilitates this process, he said, while stressing that national policies and programmes give the appropriate country-specific sectoral focus to this collective endeavour. In this context, he mentioned India’s successful ongoing efforts to reduce energy consumption in energy-intensive industries, development of wind power and the decision to launch a Solar Mission.
The central message of the conference is: countries that follow a sustainable pattern of industrial development will be better placed to exploit the new market opportunities created by the shift towards resource-efficient and low-carbon production processes.
The three-day Conference (9-11 September 2009) is expected to endorse a Ministerial Declaration and a Plan of Action that would outline the steps needed to reduce the resource intensity and greenhouse gas emissions of industries in Asia and track the progress towards a low carbon industrial future.
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