India Expands Emission Reduction Rules to Four Additional Sectors
The Union government of India has added four sectors—Secondary Aluminium, Petroleum Refinery, Petrochemical, and Textile—to the Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules, increasing total compliance sectors to eight. These sectors must reduce greenhouse gas emissions based on 2023-24 levels, with targets set for 2026-27.
Affected industries include 173 textile units, 21 petroleum refineries, 11 petrochemical units, and three in secondary aluminium, totaling 208 units. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified these rules on January 13 and made them public on January 16.
The sectors are now part of the Carbon Credits Trading Scheme launched in 2023, which allows compliant industries to earn and trade carbon credits. This initiative supports India's commitment to reduce GDP emissions intensity by 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.
