Delhi
Energy and CO2: the city has proactive policies to limit greenhouse gases.Delhi could improve its monitoring. It only partially monitors green- house gas emissions.
Land use and buildings: Delhi ranks average in land use and buildings. It has 19 square metres per person of green spaces, less than the Index average of 39 square metres, but above the average for Indian cities in the Index, at 17 square metres. The city’s result is bolstered by its relatively progressive policies on develop- ing green spaces. Since 1993 Delhi has increased green cover from trees and forests from 22 square kilometres to 300 square kilometres, which represents around 20% of the city’s land space. The city also plans to add more green cover (see “green initiatives” below). Regarding energy efficiency in buildings, Delhi only has partial standards for new private build- ings, but receives full marks for its energy effi- ciency regulations for public buildings.