Gujarat Pollution Control Board continues to emphasize the need for regulatory innovations that combine environmental protection with industrial growth. The State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) play a pivotal role in realizing this vision, serving as the institutional anchors for innovation, compliance, and implementation. This conference, hosted by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) in partnership with Emissions Market Accelerator (EMA) brings together leadership from GPCB, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), and Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RPCB) to discuss the roadmap for scaling emissions markets across states.

Through this dialogue, participants will:

• Review lessons from Gujarat’s ETS and its regulatory, technical, and market design elements;
• Explore how this model can be adapted and built for the localized regulatory needs of Maharashtra and Rajasthan;
• Identify opportunities for collaboration across SPCBs to advance India’s leadership in emissions markets.

The deliberations will help chart a cohesive strategy for the next phase of Emissions Market Accelerator’s ETS scale-up and implementation, aligning it with India’s National Clean Air Program (NCAP), and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).