environment medium MCQ

Which of the following is a key objective of India's 'Perform, Achieve and Trade' (PAT) scheme?

  1. Promoting fossil fuel subsidies
  2. Improving energy efficiency in energy-intensive industries through market-based mechanisms
  3. Banning all industrial production
  4. Increasing coal imports

Answer: Improving energy efficiency in energy-intensive industries through market-based mechanisms

PAT, under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, sets specific energy consumption targets and allows trading of energy savings certificates.

Topic Environmental Economics
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC