The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has called for a drastic reduction in carbon emissions in power generation and freeing the power and energy divisions from bureaucrats with vested interests.
"If bureaucrats at the power and energy divisions make decisions taking people's views into consideration and we can say no to carbon in power generation, then we will be able to reduce the level of pollution," said Architect Mubasshar Hussein, convener of CAB's national committee for the disposal of consumer complaints.
"Many of our problems will be solved if we can take these two issues – carbon and bureaucracy – to the forefront and undertake appropriate measures to solve them," he added.
He was speaking at a citizen views-exchange meeting at the city's Bidyut Bhaban recently with regard to a proposed energy transition policy formulated by CAB, for energy rights and environmental protection.
At the program, CAB proposed various amendments to the energy transition policy. It said the proposed policy was sent to the power, energy, and mineral resources ministry.
Professor Tanzimuddin Khan of Dhaka University's international relations department presented CAB's proposed energy transition policy at the views-exchange meeting.
He said the government adopted the national energy policy in 1995 and amended it in 2004 but did not finally approve the amendment.
