KOCHI: The
National Service Scheme
(
NSS
) of Sacred Heart (SH) College, Thevara, organized a bicycle rally in the city on Thursday as part of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change’s (Mo-EF&CC) India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP). The journey started from the college on Thursday morning with the message of ‘Ozone for Life’, the motto of this year’s Ozone Day (September 16) celebrations.
Around 25 students, including NSS volunteers Nila, Jitin, Nevil and Hellois, took part in the rally and carried various posters and placards spreading awareness about climate change. The rally went through around MG Road, Marine Drive walkway, and returned to the college.
Sacred Heart College principal
Fr Jose John
inaugurated the rally and NSS programme officer
Joseph Varghese Kusumalayam
and student development officer
Ebin Ambili
coordinated the programme.
MoEF&CC’s ICAP provides a 20-year perspective and outlines actions needed to provide access to sustainable cooling. The plan seeks to reduce cooling demand across sectors by 20% to 25% by 2037-38 and reduce refrigerant demand by 25% to 30% by 2037-38. Also, it aims to reduce cooling energy requirements by 25% to 40% by 2037-38 and recognize ‘cooling and related areas’ as a thrust area of research under national science and technology programme.
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