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Theme paper 57 Towards Sustainable Urban
Futures: Low-Carbon City
03 Grid-Interactive Built- Development in India
Environment (Gibe):
Catalysing Energy Transition Debanjali Saha
in India Dr. Ruchita Gupta
Kanagaraj Ganesan 69 Climate Resilient, Green
Rajkumar Balasubramaniyan
and Low Carbon Built
Environment
11 Decarbonising Built Ashok Kumar Jain
Environment - Issues and
Options
71 Urban Centers &
Jit Kumar Gupta Anthropogenetic
Contribution to Climate-
local level and contextualises the challenges Policy Review Altering Gas Emission
in terms of urban policies, strategies, plans, 20 Transforming Urban Planning Abhik Das
programmes and climate actions. The paper Somsubhra Panda
by Simran Vats et al has explored the diverse Apropos of COP 28
aspects of sustainable development within
the framework of India’s shift towards A. K. Jain
energy-efficient cities.
The case study section features the paper 34 India’s Transition To Energy- IN THE BOX
by Ramakrishna Nallathiga, discusses Efficient Cities: A
the importance of energy efficiency and
emission reduction under PPP in the context Multifaceted Perspective “Housing The Urban Poor 2
of two Indian cities- Pune and Hyderabad. – Policy, Planning and
The paper by Debanjali Saha delves into Simran Vats1 Implementation – Indian
a holistic strategy aimed at enabling Nanki Nath
Indian cities to attain carbon neutrality, Ranganath M Singari3 Experience” on 4th - 22nd
integrating technological innovation, policy December, 2023
adaptation, and community participation.
The paper by Dr. P.B. Salim, examines Case studies Public-Private-Philanthropic 33
the achievement of West Bengal Power Partnerships (PPPP) are
Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) 43 Achieving Energy Efficiency central to Asia-Pacific’s
in being recognised as the top-performing Through Public Private
power generation company nationwide for Partnerships: A Study of climate action
the fiscal year 2022-23. In review of the Streetlight Retrofitting
book “Climate Resilient, Green and Low Projects In Two Indian Cities PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli 53
Carbon Built Environment” authored by A. Yojana launched to boost
K. Jain and published by Springer Nature, Ramakrishna Nallathiga, Phd solar power adoption
Singapore in 2023, Dr. Akshaya Sen stresses
the importance of embracing an integrated 56
approach across various dimensions for 54 WBPDCL 2000-Watt Smart Cities: Fair
fostering sustainability in urban settings. Path to Net-Zero
The paper by Somsubhra Panda explores the India’s leading power
subject of urban areas and their contribution utilityin generating smiles
to greenhouse gas emissions, focusing on
identifying their sources, understanding the Dr. P. B. Salim
impacts of urbanisation on emissions, and
proposing strategies for mitigation.
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