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The Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG) is a global public initiative launched by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUKN) at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris. Its primary objective is to drive the worldwide installation and sustained operation of nitrous oxide (N₂O) abatement technologies in nitric acid and caprolactam production plants to mitigate a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 273 times that of CO₂.
NACAG offers technical guidance on abatement technologies and monitoring systems, policy advice to integrate the sector into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and financial grants covering the procurement, installation, and initial operation of emission reduction equipment. Support is available exclusively to plant operators in Official Development Assistance (ODA)-eligible countries whose governments have signed the NACAG Statement of Undertaking, committing to long-term regulatory measures for climate-friendly production. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH implements the initiative on behalf of the German government, managing grant agreements and due diligence processes.
The initiative operates globally with partner countries including Argentina, Colombia, Georgia, Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, and others. It has supported multiple plants, such as Rustavi Azot in Georgia (part of Indorama Group), where partial subsidization enabled installation of advanced NSCR catalysts and monitoring equipment, achieving substantial annual emission reductions. NACAG has facilitated over 11 grant agreements, trained more than 1,600 stakeholders, and contributed to the inclusion of the nitric acid sector in 10 NDCs with a combined mitigation potential of around 5 million tCO₂e per year. Positioned as a cost-effective early-action mechanism in the chemical and fertilizer industries, NACAG promotes market development for abatement technologies while ensuring sustainability through national policy commitments.
None yet. When a new project in the record names NACAG as owner, partner or investor, it shows here.
It cut NOx by 98.97% and N₂O by 97.8% at the Georgian nitric acid unit, with minimal reactor modifications.
