sectoral economic costs and benefits of ghg mitigation - IPCC

Somnath Bhattacharjee
aluminium, and refineries, accounting for almost 65% of the total commercial energy use by the
sector. Under small-scale industries, foundry, glass, and brick manufacturing units top the list.
The paper, which is primarily based on research findings at TERI, analyses in detail the costs and
benefits of CO 2 mitigation in three energy intensive sectors namely pulp&paper, cement, and
small-scale cast iron foundry. It is estimated that the extent of possible efficiency improvement
(as percentage of specific energy use) is of the order of 22% for the pulp and paper industry,
20.9% for cement and up to as high as 65% for the foundry industry. Implementing the
technological options suggested, therefore, will not only increase the profitability of the units, but
at the same time will have tremendous positive influence in terms of lowering the global as well
as local emissions.
References
GOI, Ninth Plan document (1997–2000), Government of India.
TERI, 1996: Research on Energy Intensive Industries in India, TERI report.
TERI, 1999: Survey of Industrial Environment (Report on Indian Pulp and Paper Industry),
TERI report.
TERI, 1999: Survey of Industrial Environment (Report on Indian Cement Industry), TERI report.
TERI, 1998: Action Research Project on Small-Scale Foundry Industry, TERI report.
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