UNB, Dhaka :
The government and academic groups in Bangladesh are more aware of energy-efficient technologies than private players and NGOs, says a news study of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
The study shows that perception on using rail and water transport systems to reduce GHG (green house gas) emission is much lower among private players, too. The same is true for energy efficient fans to reduce emissions.
Prof AK Enamul Haque of Asian Centre for Development,
Dr Pranab Mukhopadhyay of the University of Goa, India, Dr Mani Nepal, Research Programme Manager of ICIMOD, Nepal, economist Fatimat Shafika of the Maldives, Dr Heman Das Lohano of Karachi University, Pakistan, and Shamen P Vidanage ofAsian Centre for Development, Bangladesh, jointly conducted the study on behalf of the TIB.
Prof AK Enamul Haque presented the findings of the study titled, ‘Unbundling Pledges, Actions of INDCs and Measuring Public Perceptions – A Methodological Study: The Case of South Asian Countries’ at a press conference at TIB head office in the capital on Monday.
About the strategies of the Bangladesh government to fulfill its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) pledges, the study reveals that the high level of consensus exists in case of nine pledges (above 70pc) out of the 11 main strategies.
Both groups of stakeholders are less skeptical on use of ‘standardised gadgets’ and ‘accredited auditors’ to reduce GHG emissions. Among the 6 major steps pledged by the government in the INDCs to reduce GHG emissions, the study found fuel switching for brick kilns and promoting combined cycle power plants is relatively less known than other actions of the government.
Actions of the government to promote solar home systems, rooftop solar, solar irrigation pumps and waste to energy programs are most known among all stakeholders.
The study identified top 10 strategies of Bangladesh for reducing GHG, which include reducing traffic jams, upgrading urban bus services, improving traffic management, energy efficient power production, fuel switching for brick kilns, modernisation of power plants (to make them energy efficient), promotion of waste to energy projects in cities, standardising energy efficient gadgets, promoting improve cooking stoves in rural areas and conducting energy audits in factories.
About the level of awareness on INDC pledges in the South Asia, the study says governments in each of these six countries pledged to reduce GHG emissions, but the level of awareness vary across different stakeholders.
The government and academic groups are less aware about the pledges made by the government than NGOs and private sectors players, it added. Speaking at the press conference, TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said the sources of power generation, including carbon emission, remain under the control of the governments of the South Asian countries, and that is why it is the governments’ responsibility to reduce carbon emission. Besides, he said, general people as well private players can play a strong role in reducing GHG, which is revealed in this study. TIB adviser (Executive Management) Prof Dr Sumaiya Khair was present.
The government and academic groups in Bangladesh are more aware of energy-efficient technologies than private players and NGOs, says a news study of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
The study shows that perception on using rail and water transport systems to reduce GHG (green house gas) emission is much lower among private players, too. The same is true for energy efficient fans to reduce emissions.
Prof AK Enamul Haque of Asian Centre for Development,
Dr Pranab Mukhopadhyay of the University of Goa, India, Dr Mani Nepal, Research Programme Manager of ICIMOD, Nepal, economist Fatimat Shafika of the Maldives, Dr Heman Das Lohano of Karachi University, Pakistan, and Shamen P Vidanage ofAsian Centre for Development, Bangladesh, jointly conducted the study on behalf of the TIB.
Prof AK Enamul Haque presented the findings of the study titled, ‘Unbundling Pledges, Actions of INDCs and Measuring Public Perceptions – A Methodological Study: The Case of South Asian Countries’ at a press conference at TIB head office in the capital on Monday.
About the strategies of the Bangladesh government to fulfill its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) pledges, the study reveals that the high level of consensus exists in case of nine pledges (above 70pc) out of the 11 main strategies.
Both groups of stakeholders are less skeptical on use of ‘standardised gadgets’ and ‘accredited auditors’ to reduce GHG emissions. Among the 6 major steps pledged by the government in the INDCs to reduce GHG emissions, the study found fuel switching for brick kilns and promoting combined cycle power plants is relatively less known than other actions of the government.
Actions of the government to promote solar home systems, rooftop solar, solar irrigation pumps and waste to energy programs are most known among all stakeholders.
The study identified top 10 strategies of Bangladesh for reducing GHG, which include reducing traffic jams, upgrading urban bus services, improving traffic management, energy efficient power production, fuel switching for brick kilns, modernisation of power plants (to make them energy efficient), promotion of waste to energy projects in cities, standardising energy efficient gadgets, promoting improve cooking stoves in rural areas and conducting energy audits in factories.
About the level of awareness on INDC pledges in the South Asia, the study says governments in each of these six countries pledged to reduce GHG emissions, but the level of awareness vary across different stakeholders.
The government and academic groups are less aware about the pledges made by the government than NGOs and private sectors players, it added. Speaking at the press conference, TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said the sources of power generation, including carbon emission, remain under the control of the governments of the South Asian countries, and that is why it is the governments’ responsibility to reduce carbon emission. Besides, he said, general people as well private players can play a strong role in reducing GHG, which is revealed in this study. TIB adviser (Executive Management) Prof Dr Sumaiya Khair was present.
