GHG emission intensity targets notified for 208 more industrial units
The government notified Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity targets for 208 more obligated entities in petroleum refining, petrochemicals, textiles and secondary aluminium under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme.
Summary
The Environment Ministry said on 22 January 2026 that a notification issued on 13 January brings Petroleum Refineries, Petrochemicals, Textiles and Secondary Aluminium under the compliance mechanism of the Indian Carbon Market. The 208 new obligated entities must meet emission intensity reduction targets, taking total coverage to 490 entities. The first targets, notified in October 2025, covered 282 entities in Aluminium, Cement, Chlor-Alkali and Pulp & Paper. The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), notified in 2023, has a Compliance Mechanism and an Offset Mechanism; entities that beat their targets earn tradable Carbon Credit Certificates.
Key facts
- Notification
- 13 January 2026 (announced 22 January)
- New sectors
- Petroleum Refineries, Petrochemicals, Textiles, Secondary Aluminium
- New entities
- 208
- Total covered
- 490 obligated entities
- First phase (Oct 2025)
- 282 entities — Aluminium, Cement, Chlor-Alkali, Pulp & Paper
- Framework
- CCTS (2023): Compliance and Offset Mechanisms
Practice MCQs 3 questions
After the January 2026 notification, how many obligated entities are covered under the compliance mechanism of the Indian Carbon Market?
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Correct answer: C — 490
PIB (MoEFCC): with 208 new entities added to the 282 notified in October 2025, the compliance mechanism now covers 490 obligated entities.
Which of the following sectors was brought under GHG emission intensity targets by the January 2026 notification?
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Correct answer: C — Petroleum Refineries
PIB: the January 2026 notification covers Petroleum Refineries, Petrochemicals, Textiles and Secondary Aluminium; Cement, Chlor-Alkali and Pulp & Paper were covered in October 2025.
Consider the following about India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS): 1. It was notified in 2023. 2. It operates through a Compliance Mechanism and an Offset Mechanism. 3. Entities that outperform their targets receive Carbon Credit Certificates. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB: the CCTS was notified in 2023, works through Compliance and Offset Mechanisms, and entities beating their GEI targets get tradable Carbon Credit Certificates.