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Getting the decarbonisation strategy right

The Energy Conservation Act amendments have left communities out of the proposed carbon-market framework. International example, specifically Canada’s shows the potential from decarbonisation from including communities
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Surat’s Emission Trading Scheme to be introduced in Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara

The state government informed the assembly on Tuesday that the Emission Trading Scheme, which has been implemented in Surat, will soon be introduced in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, and Vadodara districts.
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Emission Trading to control pollution in 3 more districts

The Emission Trading Scheme, which has been implemented in Surat, will soon be introduced in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, and Vadodara districts, the state government told the assembly on Tuesday. Emissions trading...
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After success in Surat, scheme to control air pollution to be implemented in Ahmedabad

Environment Minister Mukesh Patel said that the scheme functions on the principle of ‘Polluter Pay’ in which industries emitting more than permitted particulate matter have to purchase permit from the...
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A capacity-building workshop exploring the pilot ETS in Surat | Feb 10-11 2023, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

The workshop was attended by senior officials from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and focused on the lessons learned from the Emissions Trading Scheme which was piloted in Surat...
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A united South Asia can beat air pollution

Gujarat ETS's success in reducing particulate matter emissions by 24% cited in an blog by the World Bank
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South Asian countries must unite if they want to tackle worsening air pollution

Air particles can travel hundreds of kilometres, crossing municipal, state and national boundaries, rendering regional mitigation efforts moot.
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Indian MPs attend a knowledge exchange event to understand pollution markets better

EPIC India hosted a workshop with Indian members of the Parliament to discuss the potential of pollution markets in solving India’s air pollution problem.
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Gujarat Pollution Control Board to start emission trading in Ahmedabad

Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) is all set to start a particulate matter (PM) emission trading system in Ahmedabad by the end of January.
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‘India’s CO2 market can achieve emission cut without hitting growth’

Michael Greenstone, director of EPIC speaks to Jayashree Nandi of Hindustan Times on how an effective carbon market might contribute to very significant emissions reductions in India without compromising economic...