Carbon footprint and energy use in jute and allied fibre production

A K SINGH; MUKESH KUMAR; S MITRA

doi:10.56093/ijas.v88i8.82579

Authors

A K SINGH Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120
MUKESH KUMAR Scientist, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120
S MITRA Scientist, AINP-JAF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v88i8.82579

Keywords:

Allied bast fibres, Carbon footprint, Energy use pattern, Jute

Abstract

The study examines carbon and energy footprints of jute, kenaf, sunnhemp and flax fibre production systems. Energy productivity was lowest in flax fibre production as compared to other fibre crops. Flax fibre production consumed more chemical fertilizer, diesels, pesticides and seed energy in comparison to other fibre crops. The carbon footprints of the all fibres crops did not differ significantly and were in the order of 566, 520, 445 and 423 kg CO₂-eq/tonne of fibre for jute, flax, kenaf and sunnhemp, respectively. The carbon based sustainability index for jute (2.27) and kenaf (2.07) were highest due to better carbon use efficiency. Sustainability index of flax was negative (-0.67) due to higher carbon emission. Fertilization and fibre processing contributed most to GHG emissions. Overall, the carbon footprint of bast fibres was 20â€“50% lower than that of synthetic/artificial fibres.

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