EGNAHC ETAMILC (or CLIMATE CHANGE)...
Here is my experience in last one year on CC...
CO2-e, carbon trading, climate change, CDP, CDM, and many more such jargons were all greek to me till few years back! No wonder, I can imagine what it would be to rest of approx 6bn plus people surviving along with me right now.
Ironically, in my case I was too much involved in my own things to notice action around me. In every corner of my home there was something or other happening concerning either our people, culture, earth, climate, or eco system. To name few events, either some CD cover getting designed for climate change and environmental films for schools, magazines being edited on topics like CO2 emmision norms, hot envionments issues under scanner, posters and movie
cover designed on rain water harvesting, etc. Courtsey my wife's engagement with CSE (Centre for science and environment) and other professional bodies like British Council, earth mater fioiundation, tv/e inspiring change, WWF and many more. On the other hand, lot of great initiatives were also happening in my second home (i.e. Larsen & Toubro). However, like most of L&T-ites, I was also unaware of any such initiatives.
It was early this year when I came across, touched, experienced, and understood the concept from very near. It all started in very subtle way, with my regular meetings and interactions with organisations & institutions like TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency), HAREDA (Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency), IREDA, WWF India, CII, E&Y, etc and regular interactions with building consultants for sustainable & Green Building solutions... In my own view, I gained little bit of farsightedness on the subject. However my farsightedness was limited only to solutions we were offering and our competition's offerings. Initially my world on energy effecieny was our IBMS (Integrated Building Management Solution), EMS (Energy Management Solution), other energy improvement solutions, and but obvious occupancy sensors for energy saving. Only when I started participating in various events and seminars, I came to know that L&T is front-runner in all important and
bigger actions already. To give few examples, I was invited and respected by CDP and WWF India team on L&T's leading & active participation in CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project 2009: Report avlb on http://www.cdproject.net/) and were called by them to offer our energy saving solutions to them. We were also welcomed and respected by indutry experts like E&Y and CII to share role of companies like us (and others in ICT sector) towards sustainable habitats and energy
efficient solutions for industry... It was all because of the fact that we belong to 'the group' whose leadership team walks the talk and has all 'the will' to make things happen. This make me going too far each day... again and again.
Imagine what would happen if all the countries and corporates (big and small, indian or MNC, private and government) have political will to make it happen too! I'm sure, that wil surely make everyone go beyond 'saving our planet earth'. Certainly, it would be towards 'creating sustainable planet earth'
sdrager dna sknaht (thanks and regards)
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