India's auto sector can cut emissions 87% by 2050 with green energy, low-carbon steel

India's automobile industry, the world's third largest, could reduce its manufacturing emissions by up to 87 per cent by 2050 through a transition to green electricity and low-carbon steel, noted a report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).

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The report also highlights that most of the sector's emissions come not from direct manufacturing but from its upstream supply chains, especially from coal-intensive steel and rubber production.

"India's auto industry stands at a turning point. To lead in a low-carbon global economy, we must decarbonise not just the vehicles we drive but the industrial processes that build them. Automakers must clean up how their vehicles are made, what powers their factories, and how their suppliers produce critical inputs like steel and rubber," said Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, CEEW.