Gurugram: Civic agencies, in collaboration with experts, will develop a Climate Action Plan by March 2023 to achieve the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions for the city by 2050.
The decision was taken at a workshop held in Gurugram on Monday, involving experts from partner NGOs, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), and pollution department officials. P Raghavendra Rao, chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, said reducing emissions is the need of the hour. This can only be achieved by reducing consumption, focusing on renewable energy, and recycling waste, and water.
According to the GMDA, and its partner agencies (Celestial Earth and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation), the first step of the proposed climate action plan will entail the development of a carbon emission inventory for the city, with location-based emission sources. The second step will come up with a roadmap for implementing measures to reduce emissions.
