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, large quantities of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere from fossil fuel power plants. ITRI researchers discovered that their carbon dioxide capture system worked just as well when installed at a cement factory as it did at a power plant. The new technology has been approved by Taiwan Cement, the largest cement producer in the country. Courtesy: Konstruction Review, Nov.14, 2011 P10. WBCSD'S LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGYROADMAP FOR INDIAN CEMENT INDUSTRY The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has announced that it is inviting stakeholders to provide input to a set of technical papers focusing on existing and potential technologies for low carbon growth in the Indian cement industry. The initiative is led by the WBCSD's Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) and the International Energy Agency (lEA). It is supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. Stakeholder input will be fed into the Low Carbon Technology Roadmap for the India Cement Industry, a ground-breaking study that was announced last year. Stakeholders are invited to provide input to a set of 29 technical papers focusing on existing technologies which can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cement manufacturing processes by, for example, increasing energy efficiencies and use of alternative fuels, and identifying future technologies with high potential for delivering low carbon growth in the future. The technical papers also outline the policy and financial barriers which prevent widespread up take of such technologies by the industry. Philippe Fanta , Managing Director, WBCSD Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) & Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB), said, "I 'm delighted to see the technical papers now online for public consultation. They have incorporated sound technical input from experts within the country's industry, from equipment suppliers, technology developers and consulting organizations. They represent a valuable contribution from the CSI members in India to the national cement industry more broadly, and I hope this will lead to a greater understanding within and outside of the industry to emissions reductions potential for cement production in the near and longer-term." The technical papers were developed by two leading organizations with extensive experience in such technologies: the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCBM). They have brought together their internal expertise to address technology background, potential for emissions reductions through implementation of each technology, costs involved and .barriers to further development or dissemination. As part of a stakeholder dialogue with key government, regulatory and financial institutions that can influence update of the technologies now and in the future, an online consultation will commence from 23.1. 2012 for a period of five weeks. Alongside the Roadmap development, IFC's support has enabled the widening of the project's coverage and scope, to allow the customization of the Roadmap at selected plants of CSI member companies in India. CSI member companies in India represent approximately 54 per cent of the country's cement production. This will help identify where specific investments related to technology can lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions reduction. "Pursuing a climate-friendly approach to growth is a sustainable model for development especially for many South Asian countries that are vulnerable to climate change impacts. The Technology Roadmap is an example of how the private sector players can come together, to support India's low-carbon development goals," said Anil Sinha, IFC Advisory Services General Manager for South Asia. "This Roadmap is a unique initiative by CSI members in India to pursue low carbon growth. I strongly believe the stakeholder dialogue will help overcome policy and financial barriers which are deterrent to the speedy implementation of the technologies and will contribute to increasing energy efficiencies and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cement production in India on 23.1. 2012 and in the long-term," said K. S. Venkatagiri, Principal Counsellor at the Cll Green Business Centre. S. Khan, Director, NCB stated, "We feel great pleasure in announcing that NCB has helped produce a set of technology papers that targets C0 2 emission reductions in the 31