Low carbon Lifestyles - Eco Friendly

Low carbon Lifestyles

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 Switch to energy-efficient devices

Lighting Change just 5 lamps in your home to more energy-efficient ones

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 37 to 278 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 266 to Rs.2014

Electrical Appliances

Buy BEE 5-star rated appliances

Use a BEE 5-star rated refrigerator

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 101 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by around Rs.730

Use BEE 5-star rated split air conditioners (1.5 tons)

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 197 kg per air conditioner
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 1428 per air conditioner

Use BEE 5-star rated fans

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 46 kg on every fan
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 334 on every fan
Go Solar Save Earth
Go Solar Save Earth

Go Solar

Power your home using solar photovoltaic energy

A 640 Wp Photovoltaic panel can power 5 tube lights and 3 fans for 300 days of the year

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 617 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 4480

Switch to a solar inverter for your electricity requirements during power cuts

A 1 kWp photovoltaic panel generates 4 kWh of power if there is sunshine for 5 hours. It occupies an area of around 10 m2

  • With a 1kWp system, reduce annual CO2 emissions by 984 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs 7140 for 25 years

Install a solar water heater

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 687 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 498

Practice Energy Efficiency

Reduce the temperature setting on the geyser. Geysers come with a factory setting of 60 0 C but water at 40 0 C is enough for a comfortable bath

  • Reduce annual CO 2 emissions by 172 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 1247

Eat together

Heat food for one goes to reduce unnecessary use of the microwave oven for just 5 mins a day

  • Reduce annual CO 2 emissions by 30 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 217

Dry your clothes in the sun

Just one washload a week dried on a line instead of a dryer can make a difference

  • Reduce annual CO 2 emissions by 371 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 2692

Switch off all appliances at the plug point and not with a remote

Switch off the HD set-top box at the plug point when you turn off the TV

  • Reduce annual CO 2 emissions by 135 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 977

Go out and play instead of watching TV or playing on a device

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 22 – 89 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 159 – 643

Do an hour of yoga instead of running on a treadmill

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 446 kg
  • Reduce annual electricity bills by Rs. 3238
Conserve Water
Conserve Water

Conserve Water

Install water-efficient showers and faucets. Use water carefully

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 75 – 189 kg

Harvest Rainwater

Harvest 1000 litres per household per day over 40 days of rainfall

In half an hour, a rooftop of 100 m2 can harvest 1000 litres in a downpour of 25 mm/hr

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 27 – 68 kg
Be Fuel Efficient - Eco Friendly
Be Fuel Efficient – Eco Friendly

Be Fuel Efficient

Regularly inflate vehicle tyres

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 140 kg
  • Reduce annual fuel costs by Rs. 3864

Switch off the ignition at traffic red lights

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 85 – 122 kg
  • Reduce annual fuel costs by Rs. 2532 – 3351

Driving at a steady 45 km/hr on highways gives you the best fuel economy

 For a distance of 500 kms of highway driving

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 32 kg
  • Reduce annual fuel costs by Rs. 356

Walk if you need to go a short distance. Do not drive

  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 9 – 63 kg
  • Reduce annual fuel costs by RS. 271 – 1712
Decarburization of Industries

Decarburization of Industries

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Demand-side measures
Demand-side measures

1. Demand-side measures: Decreasing the demand for an industrial product should lead to lower production and CO2 emissions. For example, light-weighting can reduce the demand for steel, and cement could be replaced by materials such as wood. In addition, increasing the circularity of products, e.g., by increasing the recycling or reuse of plastics and steel, would lessen CO2 emissions by reducing the production of virgin materials.

 2. Energy-efficiency improvements: Increases in energy efficiency can economically cut fuel consumption for energy use by 20 to 40 per cent across sectors. Potential gains in energy efficiency will differ between sectors and facilities. Using less fossil energy to make industrial products will lower CO2 emissions.

3. Electrification of heat: Emissions from the use of fossil fuels to generate heat can be abated by switching to furnaces, boilers, and heat pumps that run on zero-carbon electricity. Electrifying heat can involve a change in the production processes. For example, to electrify ethylene production, companies need to install both electric furnaces and electrically driven compressors.

4. Hydrogen usage: Emissions from the consumption of fossil fuel for heat and emissions from certain feedstocks can be abated by changing them for zero-carbon hydrogen. Hydrogen is generated by using zero-carbon electricity for the electrolysis of water. For example, ammonia production can be decarbonized by replacing the natural gas feedstock with zero-carbon hydrogen.

Biomass usage
Biomass usage

5. Biomass usage: Like hydrogen, sustainably produced biomass can be used in place of some fuels and feedstocks. Depending on the fuel or feedstock required, biomass in a solid (wood, charcoal), liquid (biodiesel, bioethanol), or gaseous (biogas) form can be used. For example, steel producers in Brazil use charcoal as a fuel and feedstock instead of coal, and chemical producers in several European countries experiment with bionaphtha in chemical production.

6. Carbon capture: With carbon-capture technology, CO2 can be collected from the exhaust gases produced by an industrial process and prevented from entering the atmosphere. The CO2 can be stored underground (CCS) or used as a feedstock in other processes through carbon capture and usage (CCU).

Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) programme in India

Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) programme in India

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Nations around the world are producing plans to achieve net zero by adopting disruptive low-emission and energy-efficient pathways to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. These pathways include electrification of the transport sector and a higher share of renewable energy (RE) in the energy mix. India will be a good market for Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling.

Zero Carbon Emission - Zero Emission Vehicles
Zero Carbon Emission – Zero-Emission Vehicles

India is among 42 leaders to back and sign up for the UK’s Glasgow Breakthroughs, launched at the COP26 climate summit. India is also a co-convener of the Glasgow Breakthrough on Road Transport, together with the UK and the US. The Breakthrough on Road Transport aims to make ZEVs – including 2&3-wheelers, cars, vans and Heavy-Duty Vehicles – the new normal by making them affordable, accessible and sustainable in all regions by 2030.

To bolster this low-carbon infrastructure, NITI Aayog has been collaborating with the UK Government in the areas of e-vehicles, charging infrastructure and battery storage. Speaking during the launch, the COP26 President highlighted: “India is the fifth largest and fastest growing vehicle market in the world, providing massive potential for electric vehicle uptake. The shift to Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) is well underway and accelerating, creating 100,000s of new e-mobility jobs, driving down technology costs, ensuring the air we breathe is cleaner and reducing our reliance on imported fuels.