India’s Carbon Market Seen Covering 15% of Emissions by 2030

  • Steel, cement, petrochemicals likely among initial sectors
  • Market should begin operating within two years, official says
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India’s national emissions trading system should begin operating within two years and could cover about 15% of the country’s emissions by 2030, according to an official involved in the preparations.