Higher GWP Index Increases Global Warming

Decarbonisation, a crucial global measure for a sustainable future involves reducing carbon emissions by transitioning to renewable energy sources, increasing energy efficiency and adopting carbon capture technologies.

Governments and businesses work in tandem to implement policies and practices that support decarbonisation, mitigating climate change’s devastating impacts.

India also aims to reduce carbon footprint by 45 per cent by 2030 through certain initiatives like renewable energy targets of 500 GW by 2030, electric vehicle adoption incentives, energy-efficient technologies promotion etc. However, a greener environment with energy security and access is still a challenge.

“The large systems should equip themselves in such a way that the energy consumed through the coal is utilised to its last unit. The higher the efficiency, the lower the decarbonisation,” said R Bagath Singh, Head- Product Management, Commercial Air Conditioning Group, Blue Star.

Bagath further said, refrigerant is equally important in reducing carbon footprint. Refrigerants which are used in cooling have high global warming potential (GWP). The higher GWP index leads to an increase in global warming.

Notably, the industry has adopted greener refrigerants which has reduced GWP index to around 1,500 from 3,000.

Bagath also highlighted the government’s role in the decarbonising effort. He said that there have been a lot of regulatory measures taken by the government, but the chillers remained outside the ambit of government. However, from 2024, chiller systems are now under regulatory ambit. It is prohibited to sell or buy the chillers below the star rating.

Krishankant Chourasia

BW Reporters The author is a Jr Correspondent at BW Businessworld