India launches Climate Change Initiatives, Sumangalam by RSS, The Climate Future Project by Sapio

NEW DELHI - Aug. 23, 2022 - PRLog -- Climate change concerns have found its place in the Government of India, with the Prime Minister of India speaking about the same in his Independence Day Speech.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have begun a campaign and formed a separate department for environment concerns. Senior RSS pracharak Gopal Arya has been appointed as the in-charge of the department. The Sangh has began the campaign with an aim to push the issue of environmental conservation at the international level, thus naming the programme "Sumangalam".

Government advisory firm Sapio Analytics, that uses artificial intelligence to tackle impact-focused issues, through its subsidiary Global Poverty Elimination Lab, has identified focus on climate change as an opportunity for economic growth of the country. It has partnered with Dubai based Olive Gaea, an organization focused on providing sustainability-as-a-service, by identifying carbon footprints and working towards net zero status.

The agreement brings together Sapio Analytics' deep tech based on data analytics and Olive Gaea's subject matter expertise in sustainability and decarbonization. The strategic partnership will enable the development of much needed smart tools for governments and businesses to tackle Climate Change and achieve decarbonization targets.

The partnership comes at a crucial time for India's decarbonization journey, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the need to fight global warming and step up to the Climate Change challenge as one of the five resolutions in his address to the nation on August 15. The Prime Minister's call came just a week after the Lok Sabha passed an amendment to the Energy Conservation Bill, opening the possibility to trade carbon credits while enforcing penalties on industrial polluters for their carbon emissions.

"Climate change is now a key focus of industries and governments in India," commented Ashwin Srivastava, CEO of Sapio Analytics. "With Olive Gaea and Sapio Analytics coming together, we combine deep domain expertise in solving the climate crisis through achievement of sustainability goals with data driven analytics using new age technologies. We have the vision of creating a net-zero India with no compromise on the fast growth of our industries, thus putting India at the forefront of the climate change revolution with exceptional industrial growth."

"Climate action and decarbonization strategies need to be based on solid data. The time is over for sustainability claims and carbon neutrality commitments that are not backed by sound GHG monitoring and reduction measures," said Vivek Tripathi, CEO and Founder of Olive Gaea.

The Climate Future Project is expected to make decarbonization effective, data-driven, and easy, while Sumangalam shall combine technologies with Indian approach to protection of environment.