Cement Energy and Environment

this end include a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which will enable industrialised countries (IC) to finance emission-reduction projects in developing countries and receive c red it for doing so. An international 'Emissions Trading' (ET) also will be established , al lowing (ICs) to buy and sell excess emissions credits amongst themselves. Business leaders increasingly recognize that many measures can be taken to improve their companies' productivity, profitability and public profile, which will concurrently reduce GHG emissions too. french Cement Industry's Initiative for C0 2 Reduction French cement industry is a case in point for the commitment to a continuous process of investment and innovations for C0 2 reduction. Protection of environment and sustained development constitute the industry·s twin preoccupations, wh ich manifest among others by its efforts to reduce gaseous emissions and replace non-renewable fossil fuels by substitute fuels (used oils, worn out tyres which cannot be remouled , plastics and so on ). The industry is vigorously applying i ts Environmental Charter, ratified by the French Ministry of the Env ironment in 1995 , and is worki ng on the development of an environmental management system . In order to respond to the demand of the public aut horities to act on "cl imate change and GHG emissions", French cement industry has undertaken to bring down its C0 2 emissions by 25 per cent, between 1990 and 2000, from the consumption of fossil fuels, including those related to the electrical energy it consumes. This corresponds to a reduction of I 0 per cent of the emissions per tonne of cement produced. With this end in v iew, French cement industry wi ll exploit the possibiliti es available to it for cutt ing down its energy consumption through : Utilisation of improved process and modernisation of plants Development of substitutes for the fuels used at present Optimisation o f cement consumption 13 Voluntary Environmental Initiative (VEl) by Indian Cement Industry One of the priorities of CMA's Environmental Task Force is to formu late strategies of Voluntary Environmental Initiative (VEl) for Indian cement industry. The industry has already improved its status of statutory environmental compliance from the times of cement deregulation of the so·s. This will be evident from the testimony of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) that there is now 100 per cent compliance by the organised and operating cement plants. What is more, a large section of the industry has qualified for IS0:9002 Qua li ty Management System certification and likewise a large number of cement plants obtained ISO : 1400 : Environmental Management System certification. This journey from mere statutory compliance to initiatives for better environmental management, energy management etc. , indeed is eloquent indicator of voluntary environmental initiative . rathways for future CMA is currently in dialogue with CPCB on the industry ' s VEl' s. In the years to come , great emphasis will be laid on every possible measure that has to do with C0 2 management. Following is an illustrative list thereof : Waste heat recovery through Kalina cycle , etc for power generation Use of sea route and inland waterways transportation which would consume less fuel (and hence less C0 2 generation). Use of substitute fuels like petcoke, agricultural residues and industrial wastes as raw material substitutes, etc. Larger share of blended cements using wastes like fly ash and steel plant slag. Generation and use of renewable energy like wind energy, solar energy. Energy audits and improvement in all possible areas. In sum, Indian cement industry today is poised to take up newer challenges in energy conservation and C0 2 reduction. By doing so, it bids fair to play a significant role at the national level in this area of global concern . -