Multiple choice

Consider following statements in relation to the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency:

  1. The mission is one of the eight missions under India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
  2. The mission aims to save about 10% of our annual energy consumption by 2015.
  3. The 'Perform, Achieve and Trade' (PAT) mechanism is one of the initiatives under the mission.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 1 & 2

  3. Only 1 & 3

  4. 1, 2 & 3
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Of the eight missions of the NAPCC, National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency is one of the most ambitious.

Statement 2 is wrong: The mission aims to save about 5% of our annual energy consumption by 2015, and nearly 100 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.
Statement 3 is correct: The most innovative and challenging new initiative to be introduced under the Mission is the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) mechanism which would assign energy efficiency improvement targets to the country's most energy-intensive industrial units, with the provision of allowing them to retain any energy-efficiency improvements in excess of their target in the form of Energy Savings Certificates, called ESCerts. Units will also be allowed to use purchased ESCerts to meet their targets.

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