Energy use and co2 emission mitigation opportunities in a small and medium scale textile cluster of south india

Abstract

Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide CO2 newlinemethane CH4 and nitrous oxide N2O have increased markedly as a result newlineof human activities since 1750 and have far exceeded preindustrial values newlineThe effects of global warming are climate change rising of mean sea level newlinechange in rainfall pattern which results in floods droughts the melting of newlineglaciers and the spread of infectious diseases In order to save Earth United newlineNations Framework Convention for Climate Change UNFCCC was signed newlinein 1992 and the third Conference of Parties COP meeting signed the Kyoto newlineProtocol which makes it binding on the developed countries to achieve an newlineagreed level of emission reduction by at least 52 below 1990 levels in the newlinecommitment period 2008 to 2012 newline newline newline