GCCA India–NCB report on carbon uptake by concrete released
The GCCA India–NCB report on 'Carbon Uptake by Concrete' was released at the 63rd Foundation Day of the National Council for Cement and Building Materials on 26 December 2025.
Summary
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) India–NCB report on 'Carbon Uptake by Concrete' was released at the 63rd Foundation Day of the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB) on 26 December 2025. The report assesses CO₂ absorbed by concrete through carbonation in Indian conditions, uses the Tier-I methodology of the IVL Swedish Environment Research Institute, and notes that cement contributes about 7% of total man-made emissions. The report will be submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for considering carbon uptake as a sink in India's National Communications (NATCOM) to the UNFCCC. NCB, under DPIIT, also opened a Gypsum Board Testing Laboratory and a Micro-Characterisation Laboratory.
Key facts
- Report
- Carbon Uptake by Concrete (GCCA India–NCB)
- Occasion
- NCB's 63rd Foundation Day, 26 December 2025
- Method
- Tier-I methodology of IVL Swedish Environment Research Institute
- Cement's share
- About 7% of anthropogenic emissions
- Next step
- To MoEF&CC for inclusion as a sink in NATCOM to UNFCCC
- NCB
- Apex R&D body under DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB), which released the carbon uptake report in December 2025, works under the administrative control of:
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Correct answer: D — Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
PIB 2208907: NCB is an apex R&D organisation under the administrative control of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The GCCA India–NCB report 'Carbon Uptake by Concrete' (December 2025) is based on which methodology?
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Correct answer: B — Tier-I methodology of the IVL Swedish Environment Research Institute
PIB 2208907: the report is based on the Tier-I methodology of IVL Swedish Environment Research Institute; it will go to MoEF&CC for possible inclusion as a sink in NATCOM to the UNFCCC.