India, Nov. 15 -- The sector is not adopting cutting-edge technologies, switching fuels,or even working on energy efficiency and demand reduction

Emissions from manufacturing industries and construction accounted for nearly 19 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fuel combustion in 2016. When emissions from power and heat are allocated to end-use sectors, its share rises to over 36 per cent, making it the largest such sectoral emitter.

Of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a whole (excluding land use change and forestry), industrial processes and onsite energy emissions from industry accounted for over 20 per cent in 2014; a share which has worryingly increased from 16 per cent in 2000.

This continued high growth o...