On 12 September 2026 the BRICS leaders said in New Delhi that they “look forward to the implementation” of the Memorandum of Understanding on the
Category: Regulation
Carbon market regulation in India and abroad: the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, CBAM, EUDR, Article 6 and the rules that decide what qualifies and who pays.
Two CCTS rule-making consultations closed in July 2026. Neither has produced an amended instrument. Four approved offset methodologies depend on exactly those two missing pieces.
The New Delhi Declaration of 12 September 2026 says BRICS leaders “look forward to the implementation” of a carbon markets MoU adopted at Kazan in October 2024. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, named in the 2024 text, does not appear in the 2026 one. What that means for Indian credit sellers.
India’s compliance carbon market has 490 obligated entities, a live registry and trading rules notified in April 2026. As of 10 September 2026, nothing has traded.
CBAM’s definitive phase is live and the first declaration is due 30 September 2027. What Indian exporters actually face: a worked cost example, why Article 9 recognition of CCTS is necessary but not sufficient, and seven gaps between where we are and where we need to be.
I was inspired to write this article after attending the FOW event on 19th July on “Mobilizing Carbon Finance to Enhance Adaptation and Contribute to
On May 30th, I had the privilege of speaking at the National Symposium on Net Zero held at the India International Centre, New Delhi, organised
Central to the minister’s vision is a robust afforestation and reforestation initiative. Under the “Tamil Nadu Green Mission,” the state has launched an ambitious plan
Unlocking Resilience through Innovation, Collaboration and Carbon Finance India, with its vast agricultural landscape and dependence on monsoon-driven cropping systems, is among the most climate-vulnerable
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a policy measure proposed by the European Union (EU) to address carbon leakage and ensure fair competition between