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agnostic to lithium-ion battery chemistries. up from an existing pilot unit to a full- positions India to lead in sustainable
Its dual-mode (wet and dry) black mass fl edged commercial operation, establish- industrial innovation.”
recovery technology ensures high sepa- ing India’s capability to process multiple
ration effi ciency and recovery rates of battery chemistries and generate high- Utkarsh Singh, Co-Founder & CEO
up to 97-99%. The end-to-end process, purity materials for reuse. of BatX Energies, remarked, “TDB’s
including collection, shredding, metal support is a game-changer for us. It validates
leaching, and downstream purifi cation, Speaking about the project, Rajesh our commitment to green technology and
is indigenously developed and patented, Kumar Pathak, Secretary, TDB, said, enables us to scale a truly indigenous
signifi cantly reducing reliance on impor- “The shift toward electric mobility and solution for battery recycling.”
ted recycling equipment. Also, this seeks renewable energy must be matched by
to minimise import of critical minerals equally robust recycling infrastructure. The recovered battery-grade com-
by recycling already available within the Supporting indigenous technologies like pounds – such as lithium carbonate and
country. that of BatX Energies strengthens our cobalt sulphate – are said to meet global
clean energy supply chain, enhances specifi cations and will seek to cater to
The proposed facility will scale strategic mineral independence, and both domestic consumption and exports.
TACKLING EMISSIONS
Government proposes legally binding carbon targets

for over 460 industrial units under draft 2025 rules

The Ministry of Environment has is- able from the date of fi nal notifi cation. As from 5.2312 tCO /MBBLS in 2023-24 to
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sued a draft notifi cation proposing legally per the draft, failure to comply will attract 4.8553 by 2026-27. BPCL’s Kochi
binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission fi nancial penalties and legal consequences Refi nery must bring down its GEI from
targets for over 460 industrial units as under the Environment (Protection) Act, 4.5745 to 4.4230 tCO /MBBLS in the
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part of India’s fi rst compliance-based 1986. same time frame.
carbon market.
The targets will be assigned for two Entities that emit less than their targets
The move, aimed at curbing indus- compliance years – 2025-26 and 2026- will receive carbon credit certifi cates, cal-
trial emissions and accelerating decarbo- 27 – based on baseline emission intensity culated as the difference between the GEI
nisation, will apply to sectors such as alu- data from 2023-24. The draft includes a target and actual GEI, multiplied by the total
minium, iron and steel, petroleum refi n- list of 264 industrial units along with their production volume. Conversely, those ex-
ing, petrochemicals, and textiles. Titled baseline emission levels and reduction ceeding their targets must buy the difference
the ‘Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity targets for the compliance years 2025-26 in credits from the Indian Carbon Market.
Target Rules, 2025’, the draft, dated and 2026-27. The Bureau of Energy Effi -
June 23, forms part of the Carbon Credit ciency (BEE) will determine these targets Unused credits can be banked for fu-
Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023. The using sectoral benchmarks and past ture use, allowing companies some fl exi-
scheme requires designated industries – performance. bility across compliance years. However,
referred to as “obligated entities” – to if an entity fails to meet its target and does
reduce their GHG emissions per unit of Greenhouse GEI is defi ned as tonnes not purchase the required credits, the Cen-
output over time, or compensate by pur- of CO equivalent emitted per unit of tral Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will
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chasing carbon credit certifi cates from the output or product. impose an Environmental Compensation.
Indian Carbon Market. This amount will be “equal to twice the
For example, Hindalco Industries’ average price at which a carbon credit certi-
According to the draft, “the obligated Taloja aluminium plant in Maharashtra, fi cate is traded during the trading cycle,”
entity shall achieve the GEI (gas emission which had a baseline GEI of 1.3386 tCO as per the notifi cation. The penalty must
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intensity) targets in the respective compli- per tonne in 2023-24, must reduce that fi g- be paid within 90 days. Funds collected
ance year... or meet its GEI target by pur- ure to 1.2563 by 2026-27. BPCL’s Bina will be used to support carbon market
chasing carbon credit certifi cates from the Refi nery in Madhya Pradesh, with a crude operations, upon recommendation of the
Indian carbon market.” If implemented, throughput of over 51-million barrels, has National Steering Committee and approval
the targets will become legally enforce- been assigned a GEI reduction trajectory of the Centre.

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