Cement Energy Environment

13 NET ZERO MINING EFFECTIVE STEPS TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change has manifested as a real and serious threat globally that requires effective and sustainable efforts to be addressed. During the past several years, Global carbon emissions are on a constant rise. In fact, since 1850, global CO 2 levels have risen over 30%, from 284 ppm to ~408 ppm in the year 2018. Key factor for the climate change is due to A recent report by CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) shows that in 2015, half of the global industrial greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) can be contributed by just 50 companies (called carbon Cement with potential majors) working in heavy fossil fuels. This includes four Mining companies, particularly those involved in coal extraction, which ranked high on the list, taking two of the top five spots, and 20 spots overall. Concentration of CO 2 released into the atmosphere annually has increased due to approximately 35 billion tons, primarily by human activity. These emission levels on an annual basis are almost stable from 2014 to 2016, but they have increased again since 2017. By Bhanu Prakash Bhatnagar, Head Mining Adani Cementation Limited, Ahmedabad