Nepal leads the way in cutting emissions in brick kilns
News:
- The Brick Kiln Initiative provides a technology to cut the black carbon emission from brick kilns in Nepal.
Important facts:
- Brick kilns produce thousand tonne of toxic soot known as black carbon.
- To cut black carbon from brick kiln ‘the Brick kiln initiative’ is formulated by ‘International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development’
- It provides a way to redesign the ovens and stack the bricks in a zig-zag pattern.
- The heat passes through the gaps of the bricks, completely burns the coal and produces less toxic soot.
- It uses less coal in the production and makes it economically productive.
