Forging a Green Future Driving Net Zero Transformation in the Steel Sector |Outlook Planet C³
The session examined the steel sector’s critical role in India’s infrastructure-driven GDP growth, its energy-intensive nature contributing 11-12% to national CO2 emissions, and the challenge of aligning its expansion—targeting 300 million tons capacity by 2030—with India’s net zero goal by 2070, as Mr. Prakash from Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) outlines plans to reduce emissions from 2.5 to 2.19 tons of CO2 per ton of steel by 2027.
