Page 12 - Carbon Emissions

Tata Steel inks deal to cut carbon emissions with Germany's SMS group

The objective of the demonstration will be to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50% from the blast furnace's baseline operation, it added

Reduction in carbon emission due to Central govt's initiatives: Minister

India has witnessed a significant reduction in carbon emissions because of the Narendra Modi government's initiatives, Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said on Wednesday. Under phase-2 of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme launched in 2019, 5.80 lakh two-wheelers, 74,063 electric three-wheelers, 6,784 four wheelers and 3,738 buses have been sold, he said. "Carbon emission in the country saw a 49 crore kg reduction, while over 34 crore litre petrol and diesel was also saved by the special initiatives of the Modi government, said the Minister of Heavy Industries at a press conference at the BJP headquarters. Highlighting the Modi government's achievements, Pandey said, "We have provided funds to the petroleum ministry for setting up 7,432 charging stations for electric vehicles at petrol pumps on highways." In the nine years of the Modi government, Pandey said various reforms were initiated to create a favourable atmosphere for the growth of .

EU mechanism to track carbon intensive imports is an opportunity for India

Indian industry has made commendable progress in becoming energy efficient and less carbon intensive

Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel set for continued growth: IATA

As efforts continue to reduce carbon emissions, international airlines' grouping IATA on Tuesday said the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is set for continued growth with a wide geographic footprint spread across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion litres (55 million tonnes) by 2028. The grouping of more than 300 airlines has also pitched for production incentives to support the aviation industry's energy transition as well as for continued approval for more diversification of methods and feedstocks available for SAF production. With these two measures successfully in place, the expected 2028 production levels would be realistically aligned with recently published roadmaps to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said. According to IATA, SAF will comprise a portion of this growing output,

Over-emitting nations owe India $1,446 per capita as compensation: Study

Industrialised nations of the Global North, such as the US and Germany, are responsible for 90 percent of excessive levels of carbon dioxide emissions, and could be liable to pay a total of USD 170 trillion in compensation to low-emitters like India to ensure climate change targets are met by 2050, according to a new study. India is owed an annual compensation of USD 1,446 per capita until 2050 and a yearly compensation equivalent to 66 percent of its GDP in 2018, the study published in Nature Sustainability on Monday says. The researchers from University of Leeds, the UK, analysed 168 countries and quantified historical responsibility for climate breakdown, based on excess carbon dioxide emissions beyond equality-based fair shares of global carbon budgets. Climate science defines carbon budget as the amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted for a given level of global warming (1.5 degree Celsius in this case). They proposed an evidence-based compensation mechanism that takes

Maruti Suzuki starts work on solar power plant to achieve carbon neutrality

Maruti Suzuki India on Monday said it has initiated work on two new solar power plants at the company's facilities to strengthen its commitment to carbon neutrality. The two solar power plants, namely 1.85 MWp at R&D Centre, Rohtak, and 20 MWp at Manesar will be commissioned in FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25, respectively, the auto major said in a statement. With this, the company's total solar power capacity across all facilities will reach 48.15 MWp, it added. MSI said it is also increasing the share of green power sourced from the Haryana State Electricity Board for its consumption. "We have been increasing the share of power generated through renewable sources of energy since the start of our first solar power plant in 2014," Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi noted. The announcement of the new solar power projects at Manesar and Rohtak accelerates the company's efforts in this direction, he added. By 2024-25, more than 30 per cent of the company's ...

Renault Nissan Automotive progresses towards Carbon Neutrality vision

Automobile manufacturer Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd was progressing towards its Carbon Neutrality goal which was launched in February this year. The Chennai plant of the company already initiated a campaign to replace single use plastic items with eco-friendly alternatives. Renault Nissan Automotive Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) in a statement on Sunday said it was making strong progress towards achieving its 2045 Carbon Neutrality goal and it would cross several important milestones by 2030. According to the statement coinciding with the World Environment Day observed on June 5, every year, the roadmap to attain the carbon neutrality encompasses three areas --increasing of share of green energy, aggressively improving efficiencies in energy usage, and continuous adoption of energy efficient technology at its Oragadam plant. As of FY 2022-23, the company's strategy has already allowed the automaker to cut down the equivalent of 87,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. "At RNAIPL,

'Common but differentiated responsibility' must guide ICAO towards net zero

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should continue to be guided by "common but differentiated responsibilities" in the efforts to achieve net zero carbon emissions for the aviation sector, India said on Wednesday. India is one of the fastest-growing and the third largest civil aviation market in the world. At an ICAO symposium in Seoul on Wednesday, Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal said that based on "realities and infrastructure constraints", India has set a target of achieving net zero emissions by 2070. "In achieving the net zero goal, ICAO should continue to be guided by common but differentiated responsibilities," Bansal said. In an official statement issued at the Global Implementation Support Symposium 2023, the secretary said the transition towards a lower carbon and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) will be fundamental to achieving the net zero target by 2050. "The process of SAF legislation, regulation, production, and deployment is external to civi

Tata Steel Mining partners with METRON to reduce carbon footprint

Tata Steel Mining Limited (TSML) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French Cleantech company METRON, to design and implement an advanced energy management and optimisation platform for the company's Ferro Alloys Plant located at Athagarh in Odisha's Cuttack district. METRON is a leading provider of cloud-based energy management solutions. According to the MoU, the software solution developed by METRON will enable Tata Steel Mining monitor, analyse, and optimise energy consumption in real time and reduce carbon footprint across plant utilities. A company release said that it will help digitalise energy to decarbonise territories, optimise energy consumption, reduce costs, and improve overall operational efficiency. The cloud-based energy management and optimisation platform will provide real-time visibility of energy usage across the plant, allowing Tata Steel Mining to identify areas for improvement and make data-driven decisions to optimise energy ...

ONGC to invest Rs 1 trn in energy transition by 2030; net-zero by 2038

India's top oil and gas producer ONGC will invest Rs 1 lakh crore by 2030 on energy transition projects as it targets net zero carbon emissions by 2038, its chairman Arun Kumar Singh said on Monday. The firm joins fellow state-owned oil and gas firms Indian Oil (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), GAIL and Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) in preparing roadmaps for net zero emissions as part of the nation's commitment to deal with the climate challenge. Net-zero for a company means achieving a balance between the quantum of greenhouse gases it places into atmosphere and the amount it takes out. "We have done our internal workings and are now confident that we can achieve net-zero for Scope-1 and Scope-2 emissions by 2038," Singh told reporters here. The company is planning to scale up electricity generation from renewable sources from 189 MW to 1 GW by 2030. It already has 5 GW of project planned in Rajasthan and is scouting for a similar capacity, he said adding ONGC would also look at offsho

France bans domestic flights to curb emissions; trains to ramp up frequency

The decision was undertaken in an attempt to cut carbon emissions

India, EU to continue to work together on carbon border measures: Goyal

After first meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, co-chairs of trade and tech council will meet again in early 2024 in India to take stock

Suzlon gets order of 33 wind turbines from Vibrant for 99 MW energy project

The Vibrant Group said that a project of this size could provide electricity to 307,000 households and curb 292,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year

Energy revolution: Hitting the brakes on growth isn't fair to poor nations

In India and nearly everywhere else, utilities are the main customers of solar and wind power. But electricity is only one part of our carbon footprint

European Union's carbon emissions fall in climate boost as economy grows

Emissions in the EU fell by 4% in the fourth quarter compared with a year earlier, according to Eurostat data published Monday. Gross domestic product climbed 1.5% over the same timeframe

AEPC promoting sustainable manufacturing in garment sector to boost exports

Exporters body AEPC on Monday said it is promoting sustainable manufacturing practices such as usage of environment- friendly technologies to reduce carbon emission in different garment clusters of the country to boost exports. Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC) is holding a series of deliberations with all stakeholders, including brands, associations, and industry on the subject. The council is informing the industry about adopting sustainability practices such as ways to promote water and energy conservation, waste water management and chemical management, monitoring of carbon emission, and certification for green building. The exercise assumes significance as the European Union (EU), a key export destination for India, has decided to impose carbon tax on imported goods if their manufacturing process involves polluting practices. The EU accounts for about 18 per cent of the country's total exports. In a statement, AEPC said it has initiated AISA (Apparel Industry .

World Bank team expresses interest in Kerala's carbon-neutral initiatives

A World Bank team, led by Vice President for South Asia Region Martin Raiser, held discussions with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and expressed interest in projects that the state plans to implement to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. After the meeting, Raiser said Kerala was urbanising rapidly, and this will create more challenges in the future due to the rising level of carbon emissions, particularly from the transport sector. "So, one of the areas in which Kerala wants to make further progress is to green its transport system," Raiser told PTI. He said the state should tap renewable energy resources to meet its energy needs. "It has a lot of potential for solar," the World Bank official said. Raiser said during his meeting with the chief minister and some of his Cabinet colleagues, he emphasised the need for implementing e-mobility by adopting electric and fuel cell-based electric vehicles for developing a green eco-system in the state. He, however, admitted that it

India set to announce compliance details of carbon trading market in June

As world's third-largest emitter India is on track to reach net zero by 2070 and set to launch a robust and credible domestic carbon market next month

EPA proposes new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

The Biden administration proposed new limits on Thursday on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the nation's second-largest contributor to climate change. A rule unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using a technology that has long been promised but is not in widespread use in the US. "This administration is committed to meeting the urgency of the climate crisis and taking the necessary actions required,' EPA Administrator Michael Regan said during Thursday's announcement. The new rule will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants, protecting health and protecting our planet," Regan said. The plan would not only improve air quality nationwide, but it will bring substantial health benefits to communities all across the country, especially our frontline communities ... that hav

Centre asks industry to be ready for EU carbon tax, vows smooth transition

The carbon tax aims to impose a tax on goods imported into the EU from regions where production-stage carbon emissions are higher than those allowed by the mechanism's rules