The lower house of India’s parliament on August 9 passed a bill to increase the use of renewable energy and make industrial polluters pay a price for the carbon they emit, marking another step toward its climate goals.
The bill set out a minimum requirement for the use of renewable energy for businesses and residential buildings. Additionally, it provides carbon-saving certificates for clean energy users to sell or trade and sets a new energy efficiency benchmark for households, which account for 24% of India's electricity consumption.
