{"id":345207,"date":"2025-08-27T16:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=345207"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:05:33","slug":"national-designated-authority-nda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-designated-authority-nda\/","title":{"rendered":"National Designated Authority (NDA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has announced a National Designated Authority (NDA) to enable a carbon emissions trading regime.<\/p>\n<h2>About National Designated Authority (NDA)<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A notification from the Environment Ministry on August 22 lays out the composition of the NDA, which is a mandatory requirement under Article 6. It is a 21-member committee headed by the Secretary of the Environment Ministry. \" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A notification from the Environment Ministry on August 22 lays out the composition of the NDA, which is a mandatory requirement under Article 6. It is a 21-member committee headed by the Secretary of the Environment Ministry. \" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A notification from the Environment Ministry on August 22 lays out the composition of the NDA, which is a mandatory requirement under Article 6. It is a 21-member committee headed by the Secretary of the Environment Ministry. \" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A notification from the Environment Ministry on August 22 lays out the composition of the NDA, which is a mandatory requirement under Article 6. It is a 21-member committee headed by the Secretary of the Environment Ministry. \" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345221\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-345221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Montal.jpg?resize=364%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Montal.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Montal.jpg?resize=1024%2C655&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Montal.jpg?resize=768%2C491&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Montal.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Montel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Designated Authority (NDA) has been set up by the <strong>Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is a <strong>mandatory <\/strong>requirement under the <strong>Article 6 of 2015 Paris Agreement.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Article 6 within the Paris Agreement<\/strong> defines the contours under which such an <strong>emissions trading regime, or a market,<\/strong> can take shape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> The main purpose of the NDA is to enable a <strong>carbon emissions trading regime<\/strong> or carbon markets in India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Composition<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>21-member committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Head:<\/strong> It is <strong>headed by the Secretary <\/strong>of the<strong> Environment Ministry<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Members:<\/strong> Its members include representatives from the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Renewable Energy, NITI Aayog and Steel Ministry among others.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>maximum<\/strong> representation is from the <strong>Environment Ministry<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Functions of NDA<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The NDA is responsible for<strong> recommending to the Union Government a list of activities<\/strong> that can be considered for the trading of emission reduction units under <strong>Article 6.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It evaluates and approves projects that aim to reduce carbon emissions.<\/li>\n<li>It ensures that projects are in line with <strong>India\u2019s sustainability goals, country-specific criteria, and national priorities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It authorizes projects to use emission reduction units so that India can achieve its <strong>Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Importance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It will help India in <strong>achieving its NDC commitments<\/strong> i.e. reducing its <strong>GDP\u2019s emission intensity by 45% by 2030 from 2005 levels<\/strong>, achieving <strong>50% cumulative electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel<\/strong> sources by <strong>2030<\/strong>, and creating an <strong>additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes<\/strong> of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030 through <strong>afforestation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has announced a National Designated Authority (NDA) to enable a carbon emissions trading regime. About National Designated Authority (NDA) The National Designated Authority (NDA) has been set up by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). 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