Emission Trading Scheme

  • India’s first emissions trading scheme (ETS) on June 5, was launched in Gujarat.
  • The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has chosen Surat as the pilot city for the project as it is a densely-populated industrial centre and its textile and dyeing industries emit heavy pollution.
  • Under ETS, also known as a cap-and-trade system, the GPCB will first determine the total mass of air pollution (in terms of particulate matter emissions) that can be released into the atmosphere during a certain fixed period by all the industrial units together. This is known as the cap.
  • Under this cap, industries will then be authorised ....
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