Increasing air purifier adoption could help severe air pollution illustrated by rubbish burning beside the main road in the Dhaka University area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 20, 2025 (Photo by Maruf Rahman/NurPhoto via Getty Images).
ISGH Webinar | Emissions Trading
Can an emissions trading scheme for particulates improve air quality and reduce compliance costs for industry? Join the ISGH webinar to learn more about the world’s first market for particulate air pollution — a cap-and-trade scheme among industrial plants in Surat using a randomized controlled trial.
India faces one of the world’s worst air pollution crises. Air pollution remains a major environmental and public health challenge in India, creating an urgent need for effective and practical solutions. This webinar explores how market-based approaches can help reduce emissions.
Professor Anant Sudarshan will discuss evidence from Surat, where his team built and ran the world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate air pollution. Prof. E. Somanathan will chair the session, and Dr. Shreekant Gupta and Dr. Dheeraj Alshetty will offer their perspectives drawing from their work on emissions markets and environmental policy. The webinar will end with an interactive Q&A, offering participants an opportunity to engage with the speakers and discuss the potential of market-based solutions to air pollution.