India plans to increase its crude steel capacity to 400 million tons by 2036, requiring an estimated investment of 183 billion dollars. To balance this growth with climate goals, the government aims to reduce carbon emissions intensity from 2.65 to 2 metric tons of CO2 per ton of steel. The strategy focuses on transitioning from coal-heavy processes to gas-based steelmaking and increasing the use of scrap-based production. These shifts are part of a broader effort to lower the industrial footprint of a sector that currently accounts for over 10 percent of India's total carbon emissions.
