Carbon Accounting – Yarn And Fabrics Industry

Reducing Carbon footprint   For yourselves, for the planet  Presenta:on by   Agneya Carbon Ventures  h=p://www.agneya.in  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Climate Change  Carbon footprint and Regula4ons coming up  Risks and opportuni4es  Opportuni4es in low carbon economy  Carbon footprin4ng – Tex4le sector  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Excess heat is radiated in the  form of UV rays  UV rays energy absorbed by  greenhouse gases(GHG) in  atmosphere  More greenhouse gases  Sun rays  (GHG) means more  absorp:on  CO2  CO2  CO2  CO2  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

CO2 concentra4on growing at  3 ppm/year.  It has always been in range of of  180‐300 ppm –  Now it is  387 ppm  Beyond  450 ppm, the eﬀects will be hazardous  Temperature has increased    across the globe due to more CO2  Source – IPCC, Third Assessment, Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Deﬁni&on  “A carbon footprint is "the total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an  individual, organiza&on, event, region , product/service or buildings“  • Carbon Footprint is the contribu:on of an individual, product or company to climate change  through the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases.  Sources  Transporta:on  Fuels use  Manufacturing Process  Electricity Use  Raw Materials Carbon Footprint of the Organiza:on / Country  India’s per capital carbon footprint is 1.2tonnes of CO2/person‐year – much lesser then the global average or that of  developed countries. But overall, India is ranked 3rd in emissions and is growing fast.  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

There are laws coming up across the globe to reduce the carbon footprint  Europe  USA  Japan    EU – ETS sets targets for all    Carbon dioxide declared as a  pollutant and in under    Guidelines on the Carbon  countries to reduce their  regula:on by EPA now.  Footprint System announced by  emissions.  Ministry of Economy, Trade and    Bills in discussion including  Industry in March’09    Second commitment period  Kerry – Boxer, American Clean  ends in 2012. Third to be  Energy and Security Act    Carbon Footprin:ng system  2013‐2010 with 20%  under development   reduc:on target    SEC issued guideline on carbon  risk disclosure  Canada  Australia  China                India     Clean Air Regulatory    Intensity targets taken   Agenda – April 2007    Established a separate    Emission‐intensity target:  department on climate    Carbon tax proposals in  reduc:on of 6%/year from  change and formula:ng  considera:on  2007 to 2010 and 2%  response to it  reduc:on/year from 2010 to    Pre‐emp:ve measures to  2015    Though delayed, intends to  fend oﬀ US environmental   Commi=ed to reduc:on of  implement CPRS and NGER to  levy on imports  20% by 2020 (rela:ve to  cover major carbon emi=ers  2006)  in the country  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Risks and opportunities Threat : Tax on carbon content of products  exported to key markets such as Europe  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Along with risks, there are opportuni:es for early movers to take advantage   Opportunity to differentiate Opportunity to be environmental leader Opportunity to communicate and brand Opportunity to gain energy efficiency Agneya Carbon Ventures 

•  Tex:les – one of the most important sectors of Indian economy  Large employment genera:on  Export earnings  Consumer of domes:c co=on/other ﬁber  •  It is process and energy intensive  Weaving/  Cudng/  Ginning   Spinning  Dying  Packaging  Transport  Knidng  Sewing  CO2  CO2  CO2  CO2  CO2  CO2  CO2  9 kg CO2  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Product  Distribu:on &  Disposal &  Raw Material  Consumer Use  Manufacturing  Retail  Recycling  Use of Energy  CO2 Emissions  CO2  CO2  CO2  CO2  CO2  Product’s carbon footprint  Repor4ng Standards:   1. PAS 2050: 2008 (UK)  2. Life Cycle Assessment (ISO 14040, ISO 14044)  3. ISO 14067: Carbon footprint of products ‐‐ Part 1: Quan:ﬁca:on  4. Carbon Trust – Corporate Carbon Footprint  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Financial Beneﬁt  Employee  Engagement  A Low Carbon Product is a  Low Energy Product is a  They know that it is the  Low Cost Product  right thing for you to do  Customer demand  Risk Management  Consumers and  Threat of future  businesses are star:ng  regula:on and supply‐chain  to ask ques:ons  disrup:on  Source: Carbon Trust, UK  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Product  Distribu:on &  Disposal &  Raw Material  Consumer Use  Manufacturing  Retail  Recycling  Farming: Pick Co^on Carefully    Use of Organic Co=on planted and picked by hand   Minimal use of Chemical Fer:lizers and Pes:cides     derived from  fossil fuels    Reduce Usage of Nitrogenous Fer:lizer   Naturally Irrigated  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Product  Distribu:on &  Disposal &  Raw Material  Consumer Use  Manufacturing  Retail  Recycling  Ginning, Spinning ,Weaving/Knicng, Dyeing, Cucng/Sewing    Reduce Waste : Find uses for the by‐products:    Seed's mass to make co=on seed oil and food for ca=le    Shorter  fibers,  lower  quality  co=on  lint  to  make  lower  quality  tex:les    Switch to Green Energy/Cleaner Fuel:     Reduce dependency of fossil fuels    Energy security    Price stability     Protect the environment    New Organic Dyestuffs    Energy Efficiency/Beêr Technology    Closed –loop Water Treatment measures  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Product  Distribu:on &  Disposal &  Raw Material  Consumer Use  Manufacturing  Retail  Recycling  Packaging    Minimise Packaging    Unnecessary packaging    Paper vs. Plas:c    Use Post‐consumer Recycled materials    Use recyclable materials  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Product  Distribu:on &  Disposal &  Raw Material  Consumer Use  Manufacturing  Retail  Recycling  Transporta4on    Transporta4on footprint     ‘No Airfreight’    Containerized Shipping/Train  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Product  Distribu:on &  Disposal &  Raw Material  Consumer Use  Manufacturing  Retail  Recycling  Consumer Use   LABEL Garments: Inform & Empower Consumers   Line drying rather than tumble drying   Switching the temperature of a wash cycle from 40 °C to 30 °C   Cool Ironing   Eco-friendly Detergents Agneya Carbon Ventures 

•  EarthPosi:ve Con:nental clothing launched as “Apparel to combat climate change”  •  Undertaken as a pilot by Carbon Trust using carbon reduc:on label  Supply Chain of the EarthPosi4ve® Garments  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

  Co=on farming contributed to largest carbon impact across the product life  cycle    Using renewable energy in farming and spinning reduced CO2 emissions by  90%    Iden:fied carbon reduc:on strategies for spinning, water treatment, dyeing  & finishing, reduce footprint 15‐20%    Increase in energy efficiency, change of suppliers for lower carbon inputs    End  outcome  –  A  label  on  the  product  clearly  sta:ng  carbon  footprint  against other similar products and reduc:on commitment  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Without cos:ng the Earth…..  Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Thank you!    Kedar Deshpande  kedar@agneya.in  +91‐9665407848   Agneya Carbon Ventures 

Carbon Accounting – Yarn And Fabrics Industry

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