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Mili J ain
Mili Jain is an architect and
building energy professional
with expertise in LCA and
carbon footprint. She has
worked on the quantification
of the cradle-to-cradle carbon
footprint of existing buildings
to be able to formulate carbon
offset plans. Trained at SPA
Delhi and CEPT University, she
founded Monk Spaces with
the belief that both people
and buildings can benefit
from a little more mindfulness.
She can be reached at
mili@monkspaces.com.
Moving Beyond n 2019, India emitted more
than 2300 Mt of CO and our
Net Zero Energy Icountry’s rate of emissions per
2
capita continues to grow despite
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
(IEA 2020). USA and China have
A Life Cycle Approach avowed net zero carbon emissions
by 2050 and 2060, respectively. As
for Decarbonization the third highest emitter of negative
CO , India’s plans on climate action
2
need to be urgently assessed. It is
commonly known that building
Mindfulness is the need of the hour in the construction industry. operations account for almost 30%
Considering India’s current energy mix and rate of emissions, of global carbon emissions. It is a
Mili Jain in this stimulating piece foregrounds the urgent need
M i li J ain lesser known fact that another 10% is
to concentrate on life cycle analysis and carbon quantification to generated from construction-related
simplify the road to net zero carbon. industries (UNEP 2020).