it's been certified by the research and policy organization the energy and resources institute. large windows provide lots of natural light while double glazing a relatively new feature in india insulates the building keeping it cool in india's hot sun is. the building also generates when you pull energy and harvests rainwater. it's able to capture 75 percent of its was in needs and also saves lots of electricity. it costs more to build this way but these features pay off over time. i think it is still worth it if you spend 10 percent more or 15 percent more and after 5 years it pays for itself and then after that did runs virtually free of cost and you are giving back to the future generations you're giving back to the environment we are now coming into the concept of you know 00 buildings which are going to you know give back more than they consume i think that's the need of the are right now. at the moment india has around $1400000.00 modern homes built with a green concept which amounts to less than 5 percent of all residential properties . the indian green building council

and you worked on these issues for a long time. before you were working for american petroleum institute you were staff director for the committee on energy and natural resources, is that correct? >> yes. >> that committee has jurisdiction over the issues that you now lobby on, and you get paid a much better salary in the private sector than in the government, which is very typical, and your companies, they're part of capitalism, they invests and take risks, and they share that money with shareholders. but my question is, why should the taxpayers have to pay for any of that? why should taxpayers have to shell out for your salary and for the costs of pollution? why shouldn't the companies bear that themselves? let's assume just for a minute that big oil companies are bad actors in a capitalist system. even if i am okay with that, why do i have to pay? why do taxpayers have to sub subsidize you and your polluting companies? >> taxpayers paid my salary when i worked for the government from 2004 through 2013. since then, after leaving public service, i have worked in the private sector in a range of different roles and taxpayers have not funded my salary. >> but y

before you working for the american petroleum institute, you staff director at energy and natural resources. is that correct? >> yes. >> that committee has jurisdiction over the issues you now lobby on. you get paid a much better salary and the private sector than government. that is very ticked -- very difficult. your company as part of capitalism. they invest. they take risks. they share the money with shareholders. my question is, why should the taxpayers have to pay for any of that? why should taxpayers have to shell out for your salary and for the cost of pollution? why should the company not bear that themselves? let's assume, just for a minute, that big oil comedies are bad actors in a capitalist system. -- big oil companies are bad actors in a capitalist system. even if i am ok with that, why do i have to pay? why do you sack -- taxpayers have to subsidize you in your polluting clients? >> thank you for your question. text payers -- tax bears paid by seller when i worked for the government from 2000 through 2013. since then, after leaving public service, i have worked in the private

and energy policies. you will hear first from competitive enterprise institute's myron ebell. later, from the natural resourcesefense council, bob deans. stick around. we will be right back. >> our live coverage includes a bipartisan group of governors and lawmakers meeting for an infrastructure summit. it is being organized i married -- marilyn governor larry hogan at 12:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. at 9:00 he spin -- 9:00 on c-span2, madeleine albright joins diplomats more discussion about the future of afghanistan. as the u.s. moves to withdraw all troops from the region by september. at 12:30, pete buttigieg speaks about the benefits of autonomous and electric vehicles. >> sunday night on q and a, a con -- q&a, a conversation with susan page about her biography, madame speaker, on the political career of nancy pelosi. >> not many people knew this but she was planning, once hillary click did -- clinton was elected, as so many people thought she was going to be elected in 2016. nancy pelosi was going to step down. she has nine grandchildren, 76 years old, other things she wanted to do, but that election night