Carbon Credit Mechanisms & Voluntary Carbon Markets in India
Carbon credit mechanisms and voluntary carbon markets refer to India’s market-based approach to incentivise emission reductions, promote climate-friendly investments, and enable monetisation of verified carbon savings through domestic and international carbon trading frameworks.
Targeted Segments
- Power generation and energy-intensive industries
- Renewable energy and clean technology developers
- MSMEs and industrial clusters
- Agriculture, forestry, and land-use sectors
- Carbon project developers and verifiers
- Financial institutions and investors
Government Initiatives & Achievements
Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme
- Objective: Improve industrial energy efficiency and reduce emissions through tradable energy-saving certificates.
- Achievement: Over 1,333 designated consumers covered across thirteen energy-intensive sectors, with cumulative energy savings of 25.77 Million Ton of ....
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Indian Economy & Socio-economic Development
- 1 Viksit Bharat@2047 & $5 Trillion Economy Roadmap
- 2 GST: Current Scenario, Impacts & Concerns of States
- 3 Debt Management
- 4 Informal Sector Inclusion in GDP
- 5 Rising Income Inequality
- 6 Inclusive Growth in India
- 7 Potential GDP: Determinants and Hindrances
- 8 Rising Employment Gap despite Strong GDP Growth
- 9 India’s Economic Growth: Key Statistics & Trends
- 10 India’s Export Competitiveness

