<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has called for promoting new and innovative low-carbon technologies that ensure housing for all, service delivery and better mobility for all. He was addressing an event to mark the UN World Habitat Day 2021 today in New Delhi, with the theme of Accelerating Urban Action for a Carbon-free World. Speaking on the economic and environmental imperatives for Indian cities, Mr Puri said, India's per capita emission of greenhouses gases is quite low as compared to other developed countries. India's cumulative CO2 emissions from 1870 to 2017 is very less and it is only 3 per cent  as compared to the 25 per cent of USA, 22 per cent of the European Union and the UK, and 13 per cent of China. Mr Puri said,  India recognizes the importance of its cities in the country's transformation as India's urban areas are expected to contribute to as much as 70 percent of the national GDP by 2030.<br />''<br />''On Indian Urban Mission's contribution to climate action,  the Minister said that the urban Missions like the Swachh Bharat Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Smart Cities Mission, Urban Transport, and AMRUT launched by the Modi Government, have contributed immensely to reducing Green House Gas emissions.<br />''<br />''On the use of sustainable and energy-efficient methods in building houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Mr Puri said that the certified green buildings can deliver energy savings between 20 to 30 percent and water savings of up to 30 to 50 percent. More than 16 lakh houses being built under the Mission today are utilizing green technologies.<br />''<br />''Secretary Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry  Durga Shanker Mishra and other senior officials of the Ministry, UN Agencies, and  States attended the event.</span><br />