Measures taken by Industries in Increasing their Capacity of Carbon Sink in Tanzania

Abstract

This paper examined measures taken by industries to increase their capacity for carbon sinks in Tanzania. The study was carried out in the Coast Region of Tanzania. The study design adopted was cross-sectional, whereby a sample of 92 industries was drawn from 1192 industries located in the Coast Region. Industries involved were energy plants, processing industries, and manufacturing industries. Data were collected using documentary review, interview, and observation. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used to analyze the data collected. The results were presented in the form of charts and percentages. Findings revealed that industries used different strategies to reduce the generation of carbon dioxide such as material substitution, improving resource use efficiency, industrial symbiosis, and fuel switching to electrification. Study found that employed by industries in reducing the emission of carbon dioxide include; producing low-carbon products, investing in low-carbon infrastructures, improving productivity, climate diplomacy, and international cooperation, installing low-carbon technologies. Study recommends that the existing policy should provide clear incentives such as grants, tax incentives, or recognition programs for industries investing in carbon-sinking measures. Industries should invest in research and development to advance carbon capture technologies and practices as a result these technologies will be more accessible and economically viable for industries. Industries should implement capacity-building initiatives through training programs that focus on best practices in carbon sinking and sustainability; this will foster a culture of environmental responsibility.  The study concluded that industries are working on reducing the generation of carbon dioxide from their sources