India, Oct. 17 -- Union Ministry of Environment notified greenhouse gas emission intensity targets for aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, and pulp and paper in October 2025.

The delay forced a pro-rata reduction in targets, cutting overall emission reduction potential by more than 16 per cent.

Watered-down targets could cause oversupply of carbon credits and weaken India's Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme.

Smaller sectors such as pulp and paper and chlor-alkali remain more ambitious than heavy emitters like aluminium and cement.

The missed opportunity underscores persistent policy lag and risks undermining India's industrial decarbonisation goals.

India's long-awaited greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity targets for key industrial s...