Using a price corridor to trigger timely, rule-based interventions will help maintain market balance and ensure credible #carbonpricing in India.

🧷Read the report⬇️:

ieefa.org/resources/st...

Key recommendations include introducing consignment auctions and vintage-based credit rules to prevent surplus buildup and maintain #market balance, while still allowing for inter-temporal flexibility.

Why a stability mechanism matters:
📌Prevent prolonged price crashes and structural oversupply
📌Ensure carbon prices remain credible and investment-worthy
📌Provide transparency through rule-based interventions
📌Strengthen India’s emissions performance and economic efficiency

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Environmental Defense Fund's joint report "Strengthening India’s carbon market" recommends introducing a Price or Supply Adjustment Mechanism (PSAM), a rule-based stability mechanism tailored for India’s system.

The study systematically evaluates India’s EV policies operational during the study period: FAME, PLI, and state-level measures - using quantitative methods to track how different vehicle segments responded to incentives, and distills actionable recommendations.

Link to study: lnkd.in/gaKXZKHR

These conclusions are grounded in our 10-year econometric assessment (2014–2023), “From Incentives to Adoption”, which I co-authored with Saurabh Trivedi, PhD and Charith Konda.

🔌 Segment responsiveness matters. While two and three wheelers built early scale, our findings show that commercial e-cars and private e-buses are even more responsive to policy support. These segments merit continued, targeted incentives until adoption reaches 'critical mass'.

🔌 Earlier FAME-II created strong momentum (e.g. 9× multiplier effects in two-wheelers), but overall adoption plateaued at ~4%. PM E-DRIVE’s sharper focus on charging infrastructure and technology reflects the recognition that subsidies alone cannot overcome adoption barriers.

The gradual tapering of subsidies from ₹5,000 to ₹2,500 per kWh marks not just a sustainable transition but also an efficient use of public finance. Our econometric work shows that tapering in maturing segments is essential.

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What do you think? Could DigiYatra have genuinely made Wrapped videos with no stored data, or is this just clever messaging?

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While Wrapped is a smart tool for communicating privacy, it does raise questions. Are they truly privacy-first, or is this more about shaping public perception? Without strong privacy laws, it’s tough to say for sure.

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DigiYatra’s privacy policy also says data can be used for things like product improvements or surveys. This includes collecting contact info and even audio-visual data, which seems unnecessary for just verifying your face at the airport.

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In theory, they could’ve used local-only data on the app—like travel timestamps or airport visits—to generate the Wrapped. This way, no data would need to be stored on servers. But realistically, apps like this rarely invest in local-only data processing.

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Aloha! Your linkedin post brought me here