He said emissions from the steel industry have been brought
down by 15% between 2005 and 2022 and Centre targets an additional 10%
reduction in emissions by 2030.
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Union Minister of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday
told Rajya Sabha that the government was considering mandating the use of
“green steel” in government projects.
Responding
to a question from NCP MP Vandana Chavan on carbon emissions in the steel
sector, the minister said the government has put into place a short-term plan,
as well as medium and long-term targets to deal with the issue.
“The short-term plan looks at reduction of carbon emissions through energy and
resource efficiency in renewable energy. The medium-term plan (2030-47) looks
at Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage as well as usage of possibly green
hydrogen. And, the long-term plan (2047-70) looks at a complete move over from
ore-based and coal-based to much more technological innovations to come down to
net zero,” Scindia told the Rajya Sabha.