{"id":56595,"date":"2025-10-11T19:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=56595"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:51:52","slug":"greenhouse-gas-emission-intensity-target-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-10-2025\/greenhouse-gas-emission-intensity-target-rules","title":{"rendered":"Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Target Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment, Conservation, Climate Change, Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Centre has notified the<strong> first legally binding Greenhouse Gas Emission <\/strong>Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2025, for <strong>four high-emission sectors<\/strong>\u2014aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, and pulp and paper.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These Rules form a key part of the <strong>Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023<\/strong>, which operationalises India\u2019s domestic carbon market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These rules fix sector-specific targets for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of product, operationalising India\u2019s domestic carbon market under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This move supports India\u2019s Paris Agreement commitment to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Features of GEI Target Rules, 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applicability to 282 industrial units across aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, and pulp &amp; paper sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Targets for emissions intensity (tCO\u2082e per unit output) for<strong> years 2025\u201326 and 2026\u201327.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbon credits issued for meeting\/exceeding targets, tradable within the<strong> domestic carbon market.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Penalties and environmental compensation enforced by the <strong>Central Pollution Control Board for non-compliance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Linkage with Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CCTS framework enables issuance, verification, and trading of carbon credits earned from emissions reduction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shift from earlier PAT scheme which lacked a market mechanism to incentivize emission trading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market-based approach to incentivize industrial decarbonisation and cost-effective compliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Potential Benefits for India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drives industrial sectors towards greater energy efficiency and lower carbon footprint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports India\u2019s commitment to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 baselines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitates technology transfer and promotes innovation in low-carbon technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generates economic value through carbon credit trading opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthens environmental governance through mandatory compliance and penalties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensuring robust Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems to maintain credit integrity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing price volatility and market speculation in carbon credits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equipping industries, especially smaller units, to bear transition costs and technological adaptation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need for capacity building and institutional framing to govern the carbon market effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Comparison with International Carbon Markets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Aspect<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>GEI Rules &amp; CCTS, India<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>China\u2019s National ETS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Market Start<\/strong><\/td><td>2025 (legally binding pilot in select sectors)<\/td><td>2005 (world\u2019s first major ETS)<\/td><td>2021 (national launch, phased sector inclusion)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sectors Covered<\/strong><\/td><td>Aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, pulp &amp; paper<\/td><td>Power, industrial sectors, aviation<\/td><td>Power plants initially, planning to expand sectors<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Compliance Mechanism<\/strong><\/td><td>Emission intensity targets per product unit; tradable carbon credits<\/td><td>Cap-and-trade with fixed emission caps per year<\/td><td>Cap-and-trade focused on absolute emissions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Regulatory Authority<\/strong><\/td><td>Bureau of Energy Efficiency, CPCB<\/td><td>European Commission, national regulators<\/td><td>China&#8217;s Ministry of Ecology and Environment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Carbon Credit Trading<\/strong><\/td><td>Domestic market trading credits<\/td><td>Robust EU-wide carbon market with price signals<\/td><td>Emerging market, evolving in sophistication<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Integration<\/strong><\/td><td>Currently domestic market only<\/td><td>Linked with global carbon markets; evolving<\/td><td>Focused on domestic market but exploring expansion<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phased Expansion:<\/strong> Gradually include more sectors beyond the initial four.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capacity Building:<\/strong> Support industries with knowledge and financial mechanisms to meet targets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strong MRV System: <\/strong>Deploy digital monitoring, sensors, and blockchain for credit authenticity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: IE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Centre has notified the first legally binding Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2025, for four high-emission sectors\u2014aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, and pulp and paper.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>About<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">These rules fix sector-specific targets for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of product, operationalising India\u2019s domestic carbon market under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">This move supports India\u2019s Paris Agreement commitment to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-10-2025\/greenhouse-gas-emission-intensity-target-rules\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56595"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56610,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56595\/revisions\/56610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}