August 23, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India Chemicals Industry GHG & CO2 Emissions All data for 2023. Total GHG Emissions (CO2eq): 3.4 billion tons. Total Chemicals & Petrochem Industry Emissions: Total emissions: 135 million tons (COeq) Proportion of total: 4% Support data & other highlights Fertilizers are not included in this category; they alone emit about...
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August 23, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India Cement & Construction Industry GHG & CO2 Emissions All data for 2023. Total GHG Emissions (CO2eq): 3.4 billion tons. Total Cement & Construction Industry Emissions: Total CO2 emissions: 235 million tons (CO2eq) Proportion of total: 7% India produced about 380 million tons of cement in 2023. At an approximate...
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August 23, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India Oil & Gas Industry GHG & CO2 Emissions All data for 2023. Total GHG Emissions (CO2eq): 3.4 billion tons. Total Oil & Gas Industry Emissions: Total GHG emissions: 170 million tons (CO2eq) Proportion of total: 5% Support data & highlights IndianOil’s current CO2 emissions are about 25 million tons...
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August 23, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India Livestock Sector GHG & CO2 Emissions All data for 2023. Total GHG Emissions (CO2eq): 3.4 billion tons. Total Livestock Sector Emissions: Total GHG emissions: 270 million tons (CO2eq) Proportion of total: 8% Support data and highlights 270 million tons per year – https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-23-08-bc-0204 ==== Hope this is useful. If...
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August 23, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India Agri & Farming Sector GHG & CO2 Emissions All data for 2023. Total GHG Emissions (CO2eq): 3.4 billion tons. Total Agriculture & Farming Sector Emissions: Total emissions: about 475 million tons (CO2 eq) Proportion of total: 14% Support data Total from agri & livestock: about 410 million tons co2eq...
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August 23, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India Power Industry GHG & CO2 Emissions All data for 2023. Total GHG Emissions (CO2eq): 3.4 billion tons. Total Power Industry Emissions: Total emissions: 1.43 billion tons (CO2eq) Proportion of total: 42% Support data and other highlights 1.4 billion tons of CO2 (2023) https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indias-coal-fired-electricity-output-emissions-hit-record-highs-2024-03-12/ 1.85 billion tons Coal combustion in...
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August 23, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India Metals & Mining Industry GHG & CO2 Emissions All data for 2023. Total GHG Emissions (CO2eq): 3.4 billion tons. Total Metals & Mining Industry Emissions: Total emissions: 440 million tons (CO2eq) Proportion of total: 13% Support data and other highlights 13% 300 MT – Steel (12% of total CO2...
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August 22, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India GHG Emissions Breakup by End Use So what are the end use application segments that are responsible for the largest portions of the emissions? If you look at just energy use, there are just three main types: As power, for heating, and for transport. But there are also emissions...
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August 20, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
India – Prominent industries and their GHG Emissions (%) Total: 3.4 billion tons CO2 equivalent, 2023 So, this is perhaps the most anticipated break-down! How much does each industry contribute to India’s GHG? Well, most of the industries in the Top 10 should not surprise you, of course, but some...
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August 20, 2024 by Narasimhan Santhanam Director - EAI
Now, this is another interesting break-up for India’s GHG emissions: By fuel. Here are my estimates for emissions by fuel source: Coal: 65-70% Oil: 12-13% Natural gas: 5-7% Others (livestock & fugitive methane emissions, N2O emissions): 14-15% It will hardly come as a surprise when you see the chap on...
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