Lok Sabha Question No. 1075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Promotion of Green Steel
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1075

FOR ANSWER ON 08.02.2023

## PROMOTION OF GREEN STEEL

1075.  DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the amount of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions released annually by the steel  industry  is  monitored  by  the  Government  and  if  so,  the  details  of  emissions released by steel plants in the  country during the last three  years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government is promoting the industry for transition to decarbonised steel or Green Steel;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the steps taken by the Government, year-wise, during the said period; and
- (d) the details of the strategies adopted to expand the market of Green Steel?

## ANSWER

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL

- (a) The emissions from iron  and steel sector as reported by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in India's first, second and third Biennial  Update  Reports  (BURs)  to  the  United  Nations  Framework  Convention  on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the years 2010, 2014 and 2016 were 95.998 million tonnes CO2, 154.678 million tonnes  CO2 and 135.420 million tonnes CO2, respectively.
- (b)&(c):    Yes Sir, Ministry of Steel is committed to Net-Zero target by 2070. Towards this, in short term (FY 2030), reduction of carbon emissions in steel industry through promotion of energy  and  resource efficiency as  well as renewable energy is  being focused.  For  the  medium  term  (2030-2047),  utilisation  of  Green  Hydrogen  and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage are the focus areas. For long term (20472070), disruptive alternative technological innovations can help achieve the transition to net-zero. For this purpose, Ministry of Steel is continuously engaging with various stakeholders.

Steps taken for promoting decarbonization in steel industry include:-

- i. Steel Scrap Recycling Policy, 2019 enhances the availability  of  domestically generated scrap to reduce the consumption of coal in steel making.
- ii. Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  has  announced  National Green Hydrogen Mission for green hydrogen production and usage. The steel sector has also been made a stakeholder in the Mission.
- iii. Motor  Vehicles  (Registration  and  Functions  of  Vehicles  Scrapping  Facility) Rules September 2021, shall increase availability of scrap in the steel sector.
- iv. National Solar Mission launched by MNRE in January 2010 promotes the use of solar energy and also helps reduce the emission of steel industry.
- v. Perform,  Achieve  and  Trade  (PAT)  scheme,  under  National  Mission  for Enhanced  Energy  Efficiency,  incentivizes  steel  industry  to  reduce  energy consumption.
- vi. The steel sector has adopted the Best Available Technologies (BAT) available globally, in the modernization & expansions projects.
- vii. Japan's  New  Energy  and  Industrial  Technology  Development  Organization (NEDO)  Model  Projects for  Energy Efficiency  Improvement  have  been implemented in steel plants.

(d) The  Ministry  is  focusing  on  raising  awareness  on  the  emerging  market  for green steel among the manufactures.

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