The purpose of GCCA India is to identify actions and facilitate steps for cement & concrete companies to accelerate progress towards sustainable development.
Taking over the work of the Cement Sustainable Initiative (CSI) India (which formerly served as the sector’s sustainability alliance), GCCA India focuses on driving forward the key sustainability work underway within the Indian cement sector, the second-largest cement producing industry and the most energy-efficient in the world.
GCCA India has developed a Work Program that focuses on the GCCA priorities but with practical application across the Indian built environment. The work program covers:
- Energy Climate Change & Circular Economy
- Water, Biodiversity & SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
- Health & Safety
- Communication and Advocacy
GCCA India has developed a Decarbonization Roadmap for the Indian Cement Industry: Net Zero CO₂ by 2070. The journey to net zero will require the identification of new technologies, a supportive policy framework, public-private collaboration, financing mechanisms, and social acceptance.
The following key trends will drive the decarbonised journey for the Indian cement sector.
- Increased investment in the use of alternative fuel and enhanced Thermal Substitution Rate (TSR)
- Increase Waste Heat Recovery System
- Reduction in clinker factor and commercialisation of new types cements such as Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)
- Development of Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) solutions