Tag: Climate Group

Turning the Tide: Ship Recycling as a Source of Green Steel in India

Stuart Mitchell

Given India’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, reducing the carbon footprint of the steel industry is both essential and urgent considering the anticipated increase in demand over the coming decades. Under the National Steel Policy (2017), the Indian government aims to raise steel production capacity to 300 million tonnes by 2030, from the current capacity of around 160 million tonnes, necessitating innovative and sustainable approaches to mitigate associated emissions. This report by Climate Group presents an analysis of how India’s ship recycling sector can facilitate and expedite steel…

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India can avoid up to 20 million tonnes of emissions through India’s ship recycling sector

Stuart Mitchell

India can use its ship recycling sector to avoid emissions from its steel industry, according to a new report launched by Climate Group and PWC recently. The country has the world’s largest installed capacity for ship recycling, which could be vastly increased given its extensive coastline and favourable geographical conditions. The ship recycling industry, primarily based at Alang in Gujarat, processes around one-third of the world’s decommissioned ships. About 80-85% of a ship is made of steel, making it a significant source for scrap or recycled steel, which can be melted…

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New policy summary calls on subnational governments to promote zero emission truck transition

Stuart Mitchell

A new policy summary launched recently by global non-profit Climate Group and the Under2 Coalition’s ZEV Community has outlined what subnational governments need to do to boost the transition to zero emission trucks.  Trucks are a significant contributor to air pollution, representing just 4% of all vehicles on the road globally but accounting for 40% of all road transport emissions and a third of total transport fuel use.   Tackling dangerous emissions from trucks is vital if governments are to maintain their commitments and keep the goals of the Paris Agreement…

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Climate Group and Green Brazil Consortium join forces to strengthen subnational climate leadership

Stuart Mitchell

The Under2 Coalition and the Green Brazil Consortium recently joined forces to strengthen the role of subnational, state and regional governments in achieving common climate goals. With Brazil’s role as a global climate leader with the G20 in 2024 and hosting COP30 in 2025, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today aims to: Enhance the role and participation of Brazilian states in key political forums and global climate, sustainable development and environmental summits, such as the G20 and COP. Develop projects to enable capacity building and peer learning. This will…

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Major Indian businesses stay the course on doubling energy productivity under Climate Group’s EP100 initiative

Stuart Mitchell

In a promising push to India’s net zero goals 10 major Indian businesses are on track to double their energy productivity, according to Climate Group’s latest EP100 Annual Disclosure Report.   By being members of EP100 – Climate Group’s global corporate energy efficiency initiative – the businesses have committed to doubling their energy productivity within 25 years of their joining EP100. While the year of joining differs among members, on average they have achieved 64% of their EP100 commitments.   Two EP100 companies – Mahindra Heavy Engines Ltd. and Ultratech –…

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