India’s soaring concrete skyline is a carbon emissions blindspot
urban development India’s soaring concrete skyline is a carbon emissions blindspot The construction sector is determined by the market and not environmental or urban planning norms. However, many of the embedded sources of environmental harm remain unacknowledged. As a rapidly urbanising country, one such source that India can no longer ignore is carbon emissions emerging from its growing built environment.Every building carries a carbon cost that far outlasts those who built it.
- ▪urban development India’s soaring concrete skyline is a carbon emissions blindspot The construction sector is determined by the market and not environmental or urban planning norms.
- ▪However, many of the embedded sources of environmental harm remain unacknowledged.
- ▪As a rapidly urbanising country, one such source that India can no longer ignore is carbon emissions emerging from its growing built environment.Every building carries a carbon cost that far outlasts those who built it.
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| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:30:00 +0000 |
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urban development India’s soaring concrete skyline is a carbon emissions blindspot The construction sector is determined by the market and not environmental or urban planning norms. Mathew Idiculla, Ashok Lall & Girisha Sethi 3 hours ago Share Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on BlueSky Share on Threads Share on Reddit Copy Link Email Print Add Scroll on Google iOS App Android App AFP The spectre of climate change is upon us and its manifestations are there for all to see.The public debate about climate change tends to focus on its more visible effects for adaptive (and not preventive) measures: increased frequency and intensity of heat waves, urban flooding and air pollution. However, many of the embedded sources of environmental harm remain unacknowledged.
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