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and methods to mitigate it. has been '' idel~ accla imed as rigorous. objective and policy-relevant (but not policy-prescriptive). It is, the refo re . devoid of politics and :-ubjective bias." hich is assured b) a pai nstak ing review process in "hich all member nations participate. the largest number of '' hich come from the developi ng. nations. There are no doubt uncertaJnlies in the prediction of future cli matic changes by vi rtue of the very complexity of the system that we are dealing with. 13ut these uncertainties are na rrowing. as more and more resea rch is undertaken on v:1rious aspects of climate change. llowever. there are some areas on which further work is required urgently. such as on the impacts or climate change in different parts of the world. On current evidence. the impacts on countries of the tropics wo u ld be fa r worse than on countries in th e temperate zones. For this reason alone. much greater research in this fie ld should be carr ied out by Indian sc ientists. a matter that governmt>nt in th is country should faci Iitate and fund to greater degree. There arc six gases identi fied in the Kyo to Protocol, th e cumulative em iss ions of \\'hich have led to the threat of cl imate change. Ofthese. COz is the largest. the major source of which is the comb us ti on of foss iI fue Is. Miti gati on of emi ss ion s of CO, ~ - wou ld require not onl) increased efficienc) in the use or fossil l'uels but a major shift to low-carbon fuels such as so lar. wind and sustainable use of biomass. Certain ly. such a shirt can occur if in the price or cnerg) the externalit:> or globa l enviro nm en tal effects J:- inte rnaliazed. rrec mark et solutions \\ill not \\Ork. and regu latory sy::.tems. such as those embodied in the Kyoto Protocol nrc inescapable. This ma:;. not be the most perfect solution. but in the immediate future it is th e onl) answer. gi\ en the di rricultjourncy it ha. undergone to reach a stage of likel y ra tification. India mu~t. t he refo re. ratify the Prot ocol urgently. as a major develop ing country. Courte!>y: REPS'OV!SION 1/'inrock In 1 enwl ionul India. P 1-5 ,~1-1 E-mail: 11'1/Jroc.ka 1·.m/.com JJ'eh: \\'\I'll'. n:newing india.org Invitation for Contributions to Cement, Euergy and Environment Origina l contribution-; are invi ted in the following broad areas of cement industry operations: •!• Energy Management and Saving •!• Envi ronmental Management and fmprovement •!• Productivity Enhancement •!• Material Conservation Typica lly. these could be: u Success stories on Energy Saving. Environmental Improvement, Material Consen at i on ~ • Dia gnostic/Case studi es on specific problems/de fi ciencies met with a plant operat ion: • Reports on Producti vity enhancement st udies/campa igns: • Reports on Banchmarking of plant pe r form ance~ • Res ults of' R&D on energy e l'lic ient technologies/machinery: • Results on plant renewa l/modern isation~ and • Summery Proceed ings (with recommenclations where avai labl e) or Semi nars/Con fercnce~ devoted to Energy, l ~nv ironme nt and Productivity matters in cement industry Authors ore re({l/ested to semltlteir contrihutions to Secretw:v General ,C1HA. i'lell' Delhi. pnferahll' in jloppy diske/le. It ll'ill he oppreciated !f IIU/terial is supported by a/1/p/e grophics and colour photographs. 76