The Minister released a discussion paper on an emissions trading scheme for air pollutants in India. The paper has been prepared by experts from J-PAL, MIT and Harvard University at the request of the Ministry. This paper connects experience with emissions
trading, from programs like the U.S. Rain program, to lessons for implementation of a Trading Pilot Scheme in India. This experience suggests that four areas are especially important for successful implementation of an emissions trading scheme.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/towards-emissions-trading-scheme-air-pollutants-india-concept-note
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/et-al
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/esther-duflo
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/michael-greenstone
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rohini-pande
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/ministry-environment-and-forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emissions-trading
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/acid-rain
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cap-and-trade
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change