Carbon Accounting, Green Building and Sustainability: Effects on Gross National Product (GDP)

Abstract

Carbon and greenhouse gas emissions are among the major environmental problems in Bangladesh, India and Australia. Due to various sources, pollutants in the air put the residents, particularly the children to serious health risks. Gathered measurement data had revealed that carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in some cities of the said countries had reached undesirable levels and now affecting the country's gross domestic product (GDP). To resolve this, various organizations considers carbon accounting and had developed relevant programs and policies that will help minimize carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in the state. In this brief discussion, major pollutants in Bangladesh, India and Australia and some of their cities were discussed. From their efforts, this paper identified that awareness not only for carbon accounting but also the effect of climate change has brought about a drastic, rethink of the way buildings are now designed and run, and with the governments, initiatives to drastically lower greenhouse gas emissions, sustainability has taken a better role in the built environment and of course to the country's GDP. Furthermore, different programs and efforts done to reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in the state were cited as well.