Carbon Emissions

The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme was meant to grease India's clean energy wheels. But there's no way to measure some polluting sectors because no emission targets have been set for them

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has removed FY26 greenhouse gas targets for refinery and textile units, while FY27 targets remain in place under India's carbon credit trading scheme

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1941, Nordhaus earned his PhD at MIT under Robert Solow and joined Yale in 1967

An iFOREST report finds improved energy and carbon efficiency in India's cement sector, but flags rising groundwater use in water-stressed areas and worsening worker safety.

From tighter vehicle-efficiency norms and India's peak-power challenge to complaint analytics, and frontier AI safeguards, today's opinions examine regulation, resilience and institutional learning

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE-III) norms will provide a clear roadmap for improving fuel efficiency and reducing carbon emissions while offering manufacturers multiple technology pathways for compliance, the automobile industry said. The government has notified the third phase of CAFE norms for passenger vehicles, setting relatively softer efficiency targets for lighter cars and requiring greater fuel-efficiency improvements from heavier vehicles. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Shenu Agarwal said the framework provides clear predictability which will enable the auto industry plan investments and accelerate innovation, thereby, playing an important role in the country's journey towards Viksit Bharat in 2047. "CAFE III regulation lays down a structured road-map with aggressive annual targets for next 5-years for the auto industry along with a market-based compliance mechanism. This will not only ensure reduction of overall fuel consumption from

Car manufacturers will face revised emission targets from April 2027 as govt settles a long-running industry dispute

India's GHG emissions have grown at a compound annual rate of 3.6 per cent since 1990, more than twice the global rate of 1.5 per cent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said developing countries are often unfairly blamed for carbon emissions while the fact is that developed nations have six times more per capita carbon emissions compared to India. Inaugurating an international conference on the environment and climate here, the prime minister also said that whenever he takes forward work on nuclear energy generation, people who always talk about the environment will move court to stop it. "We all know that the responsibility for carbon emissions has often been wrongly placed on developing countries. While the historical truth is that even today, India's contribution to per capita carbon emissions is less than half of the global average," he said at the two-day event being attended by environmental experts, Supreme Court judges, legal experts and senior government officials. Modi said developed nations have six times more per capita carbon emissions compared to India and New Delhi strongly presents this fact

State-run iron ore producer plans to cut operational emissions by at least 90 per cent through renewable energy, electrification, low-carbon fuels and CCUS

The Delhi government has invited proposals to empanel three consultancies or agencies for generating and monetising carbon credits from eligible green initiatives undertaken by the GNCTD, including electric bus operations, tree plantation and waste management. The Department of Environment, in an e-Request for Proposal (e-RFP) issued on September 15, said the agencies will assess the carbon reduction potential of eco-initiatives implemented by the Delhi government, prepare technical documentation and register eligible projects with recognised carbon standards. The agencies will also facilitate validation, verification, issuance and trading of carbon credits, according to the tender document. The carbon credits generated through the eligible projects will be monetised through a transparent market mechanism, with the revenue deposited into the Consolidated Fund of the state or a designated account of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). The move follows

The project at Tata Steel's Meramandali plant will use coke oven gas as a reductant and partial substitute for conventional fossil fuels in blast-furnace operations

The UK has recognised India's carbon credit scheme under its CBAM rules, which could reduce the carbon tax burden on Indian exporters of steel and cement

Carpooling, increased bus use and hybrid work could cut passenger transport emissions by 408-538 million tonnes of CO2 annually and strengthen energy security by 2050

A net-zero target without sector transition plans and transition finance is a destination with no map

The Centre has released draft CAFE-III norms for passenger vehicles. Here's what the proposed fuel-efficiency rules change, and what they could mean for carmakers and buyers

India recorded its slowest rise in carbon emissions since the pandemic, aided by slower fossil fuel use and rapid renewable energy growth, a global report shows

India recorded the slowest growth in carbon dioxide emissions among the world's three largest polluters in 2025 as milder weather and higher renewable energy generation curbed electricity demand

An Energy Institute report found that higher natural gas prices prompted US power producers to increase coal use, driving a significant share of global emissions growth

An IGCC report warns Earth could cross the 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold within four years as heat accumulation in the climate system reaches record levels