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CASE STUDIES

growth within existing periodic tracking of emission new technologies
urban areas. This levels, application of online and institutional
approach encourages calculators for establishing mechanisms. Enacted
infill development, baseline emissions, in 2006, the Integrated
redevelopment, and implementation of measures, Energy Policy underpins
development around and strategising for additional India’s commitment
transit nodes. The measures to progress towards to enhancing energy
criteria also emphasise net-zero carbon emissions. efficiency across all
mixed-use development (Figure 2). sectors, prioritising mass
to enhance urban density transportation systems,
and self-sufficiency This successful case study and fostering renewable
and preserve natural from Malaysia offers energy sources, including
ecosystems and green valuable lessons for Indian bio-fuel plantations.
open spaces. cities pursuing low-carbon It also accelerates the
development. While work development of nuclear
iii. Buildings: Focuses on is underway at the national and hydroelectric power
reducing energy usage by level in India, examining as sources of clean
incorporating renewable and adapting successful energy and strongly
energy sources and international examples emphasises research and
adopting energy-efficient can provide a roadmap development in clean
methods in the design for effectively addressing energy technologies.
and management of urban carbon footprints and Furthermore, the NAPCC
buildings. advancing towards low- introduced the Energy
carbon urban development. Conservation Building
iv. Urban Infrastructure:
Includes the integration of Indian Interventions for Code (2007). This
wastewater management Low-Carbon Cities code provides energy
and recycling, the efficiency guidelines for
use of recycled water India’s initiatives for the design of new, large
for irrigation, the developing low-carbon cities commercial buildings,
encouragement of span policy and planning, considering the varied
rainwater harvesting, program implementation, climatic conditions across
and the construction agency involvement, and city- India. In the same year,
of retention ponds and level actions. These concerted energy audits became
canal systems to manage efforts are designed to mandatory for large
water sustainably. mitigate the effects of climate industrial consumers
change and foster sustainable to facilitate annual
The Malaysian Government’s growth in cities. reporting on energy use
approach involves a and conservation efforts.
comprehensive process i. Policy and Plan Level: The plan encourages the
for identifying and India’s National Action widespread use of public
developing low-carbon Plan on Climate Change transportation and
cities or townships. This (NAPCC) represents a non-motorised modes
process encompasses the comprehensive approach of travel alongside the
measurement of GHG towards mitigating expansion of Mass Rapid
emissions, definition of greenhouse gas (GHG) Transit Systems (MRTS)
carbon reduction strategies, emissions by adopting in Delhi and other cities.

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