The expansion of steel in India threatens climatic goals, according to a report
by Sibi Arasu Fool AP
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propagandaIndia plans Steel production repeated By the end of the contract, they can be exposed to danger Its national climatic goals A global major goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the steel industry, according to a new report prepared by Global Energy Monitor, an organization that monitors energy projects around the world.
The report indicates that the efforts made to remove hard carbon are gaining ground all over the world. However, in IndiaThe second country producing steel in the world, The overwhelming dependence on existing technologies In coal it is a big challenge.
“India now Global steel carbon scale“Astraid Gregsby Schult, director of the GEM Iron and Steel Tracking project and co -author of the report, says.” If the country does not increase its plans Environmental steel productionThe entire sector will lose an important landmark. This is how India goes, the world goes. “
The threats of national and global climatic goals
Currently, up to 12 % of greenhouse gas emissions in India, which go to the air and heat the planet, They come from festivals. According to the report, this number may double within five years if steel production fits government plans.
At the same time, India wants to produce 500 GB Clean energySufficiently to provide nearly 300 million Indian homes, by the end of this contract. The nation of South Asia has recently exceeded the sign of 100 GB of solar energy, most of them in the past ten years.
By 2070, India is also looking to reach Zero net emissionsAnd that is, it will cancel all Carbon dioxide pollution Emotion or annular using other methods, such as cultivating trees that absorb carbon.
Steel production is one of the most carbon industries, Responsible for nearly 9 % of the world’s Gase emissions The effect of the greenhouse. The International Energy Agency has set the goal that 37 % of the global solid capacity depends on low -emissions electric ovens by 2030.
Why is Indian steel production intense in carbon?
India plans to expand Its steel production capacity of 200 million More than 330 million tons annually from here to 2030. According to new data, more than 40 % of global development, about 352 million tons annually, corresponds to India, and uses more than half of the coal energy.
“India The Great State is the only steel and steel Henna Khadeja, a gemstone research analyst who also collaborated in preparing the report, says.
Indian steel sector About 2.6 tons of carbon dioxide are emitted per ton of steel, About 25 % more than average world. ChinaThe largest steel manufacturer in the world has been able to reduce its emissions of ton to produce more steel from the scrap and remove old coal plants.
Strong dependence on Coal In Indian steel, it is due to a mixture of factors: The low cost of national coalA relatively young garden of high ovens that still has between 20 and 25 years of operational life, natural gas shortage. he Environmental recycling Of the country’s scrap is still informal and high -quality iron minerals are rare.
There is still a margin to move to technology with less emissions
“India can change the path”” “Much of the planned capacity is still on paper. Only 8 % began to build it. This means that there is still a margin to change technologies with less emissions.”
The consequences of polluted steel production They can overcome climatic goals. Although steel exports in India represent only a small part of their total production, they may be harmed when large markets such as the European Union begin Applying border taxes to carbon Next year.
For the Easwaran Narasimhan group, from the Sustainable Cooperative Reflection Group, based in New Delhi.It may be necessary to tolerate India The short term of technological update so that the steel is more clean, in order to obtain a long -term competitive capacity. “
