Opinion and commentary

Can Emission-Trading Markets Help India Tackle Its Industrial Pollution Crisis?

By Abinaya Sekar

The Wire

July 8, 2022

  • Over the last year, a number of state governments have announced the launch of emission trading schemes to control air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
  • While the results from these schemes seem promising, there remain concerns that need to be addressed as the proliferation of schemes across the country continues.
  • Questions around transparency, reproducibility, state capacity, and policy design and clarity threaten the viability of the ETS approach in the Indian context.
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