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| Chance for north west low carbon firms to reach India's growing market | Chance for north west low carbon firms to reach India's growing market |
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| Green initiatives are sometimes posited as largely the work of the developed world, with other countries far behind or too hard-pressed to give sufficient time and attention to the sector. | Green initiatives are sometimes posited as largely the work of the developed world, with other countries far behind or too hard-pressed to give sufficient time and attention to the sector. |
| However accurate in the past, this is changing, as an initiative involving Salford university shows. | However accurate in the past, this is changing, as an initiative involving Salford university shows. |
| You might pause at the notion of similarities between England's rainy north west and the baking climate of Hyderabad in India, but there are mutual interests and technologies which can benefit both parts of the world. The university, along with India's Green Building Council and UK Trade and Investment, is currently recruiting for a low carbon trade mission to prove this point. | You might pause at the notion of similarities between England's rainy north west and the baking climate of Hyderabad in India, but there are mutual interests and technologies which can benefit both parts of the world. The university, along with India's Green Building Council and UK Trade and Investment, is currently recruiting for a low carbon trade mission to prove this point. |
| Academics are looking for companies to visit the IGBC's annual Green Building Conference which takes place in Hyderabad between 27 October and 3 November. They will join around 2000 international delegates seeking access to an Indian market which is expected to be worth £135 billion by 2020. | Academics are looking for companies to visit the IGBC's annual Green Building Conference which takes place in Hyderabad between 27 October and 3 November. They will join around 2000 international delegates seeking access to an Indian market which is expected to be worth £135 billion by 2020. |
| Steve Waterworth, who runs Salford University's Energy Hub and is co-ordinating the visit says: | Steve Waterworth, who runs Salford University's Energy Hub and is co-ordinating the visit says: |
| This is a golden opportunity for North West businesses to make an impression in one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The climate may be very different in the UK, but through the consultation and research carried out at Salford, we have seen that technology created by North West companies is transferable – if the right contacts are in place. | This is a golden opportunity for North West businesses to make an impression in one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The climate may be very different in the UK, but through the consultation and research carried out at Salford, we have seen that technology created by North West companies is transferable – if the right contacts are in place. |
The prospect also offers hope amid the growing angst about stimulating the private sector in the English regions. The Indian national and state governments are promoting a low carbon economy vigorously and the country's total of only 64,000sq ft of 'green buildings' is now estimated by the IGBC to have risen to 856,000,000. | The prospect also offers hope amid the growing angst about stimulating the private sector in the English regions. The Indian national and state governments are promoting a low carbon economy vigorously and the country's total of only 64,000sq ft of 'green buildings' is now estimated by the IGBC to have risen to 856,000,000. |
| Part funding of the visit is available for eligible businesses. Anyone interested should contact Gary Bateman at the university on g.bateman@salford.ac.uk. | Part funding of the visit is available for eligible businesses. Anyone interested should contact Gary Bateman at the university on g.bateman@salford.ac.uk. |
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