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31 4. Emission Profile and Intensity Targets for the Indian Cement Industry 4.1 Emission Scale and Intensity Cement production in India is approximately 400–420 million tonnes per year, contributing roughly 5–7% of national CO ₂ emissions.[9,10] The average emission intensity lies in the range 0.65–0.75 tCO ₂ e per tonne of cementitious material, depending on clinker-to-cement ratio, fuel mix, and kiln efficiency.[9,11] Figure 3 below illustrates the GEI intensity trajectory from the FY 2023–24 baseline through the two notified compliance years, benchmarked against the global average range. Table 2 presents these values in tabular form. Figure 3: GEI Emission Intensity Targets for Indian Cement under CCTS — FY 2023–24 to FY 2026–27. Shaded band = low–high scenario range. Sources: NITI Aayog [9]; CEEW [10]; Cement Europe [11]. Table 2: Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) Targets for the Indian Cement Sector (tCO ₂ e per tonne of cementitious material) Sources: NITI Aayog [9]; CEEW [10]; Cement Europe / European Commission [11,13] India GEI Intensity (mid-range) Global Reference Range GEI Intensity (tCO ₂ e per tonne cementitious material) 0.80 0.75 0.70 0.65 0.60 0.55 FY 2023-24 (Baseline) FY 2025-26 (Year 1) FY 2026-27 (Year 2) Global Reference -0.7% -1.8% Shaded band = low-high scenario range. Reduction percentages show vs. FY 2023-24 baseline. Sources: NITI Aayog [9]; CEEW [10]; Cement Europe [11]. Fiscal Year GEI (tCO₂e/t cement) Reduction vs Fy24 Status & Notes FY 2023–24 (Baseline) 0.70–0.75 — Sector-average baseline; reference point for GEI target-setting under CCTS [9,10] FY 2025–26 (Year 1) 0.69–0.74 ~0.7% First-year GEI reduction; transition- year signal aligned with Year 1 compliance obligations [3,9] FY 2026–27 (Year 2) 0.67–0.72 ~2.7% Tighter target; stronger compliance pressure; differentiation between leading and lagging plants [3,9] Global Reference 0.60–0.80 — International average range; India occupies mid-to-high band [11,12]