Parliament passes bill to mandate use of renewable energy, carbon trading

The Bill is expected to be a step for India toward fulfilling its goals of cutting emissions and the use of renewable energy

The Parliament has passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 that aims to mandate the use of green energy and enables the government to set up a carbon trading scheme. The Bill also allows the government to specify the minimum amount of non-fossil sources to be used by designated energy consumers. 
 

The bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on August 8, got approval in Rajya Sabha on Monday. 

While talking about the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Power Minister R K Singh said, "This is the only planet we have and there are no alternatives. This bill (The