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CBAM Explained: What Indian Exporters Need to Do Before 2026
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) affects Indian exporters of steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity. Here’s what CBAM is, who it covers, and how to prepare.
What Is the CCTS? India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme Explained
A plain-English guide to India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) — how it works, who is obligated, how Carbon Credit Certificates are traded, and how it differs from the PAT scheme.
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Wildfire and Permanence: What Reversal Risk Means for Forestry Carbon Credits
A forest carbon credit is a promise that carbon stays stored. Fire is the fastest way to break that promise. How buffer pools, risk ratings and reversal rules actually work — and what a project developer in India should do about fire risk before verification, not after.
Read articleRice Methane and Carbon Credits: How AWD and DSR Projects Work in India
Flooded paddy is one of India's largest methane sources — and one of the most creditable to fix. How Alternate Wetting and Drying and Direct Seeded Rice cut methane, what a carbon project actually requires, and how FPOs make smallholder rice projects viable.
Read articleWhy Your Emission Factors May Be Wrong: Bottom-Up vs Top-Down GHG Accounting
Almost every corporate carbon number is an activity figure multiplied by an emission factor — and emission factors are assumptions, sometimes built on very thin evidence. Here is how to tell which of yours are load-bearing, and what to do about the weak ones.
Read articleSatellite Methane Monitoring: How Space-Based MRV Is Auditing Corporate Emissions
GOSAT, TROPOMI, MethaneSAT and Sentinel-5P can now measure methane from orbit and infer emissions independently of what companies report. Here is how top-down satellite MRV works, where it diverges from bottom-up inventories, and what Indian companies should do about it.
Read articleSiberian Methane Emissions Are Doubling Each Decade: What It Means for Carbon Markets
A new Science study finds Siberian methane emissions rising by roughly 10 Tg per decade, driven by wildfires in the east and wetland methanogenesis in the west — not oil and gas. Here is what the finding actually says, and what it changes for carbon markets and corporate reporting.
Read articleHow to Set a Science-Based Net-Zero Target (SBTi) for an Indian Company
A step-by-step guide to setting a science-based near-term and net-zero target under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for Indian companies, including FLAG guidance for businesses with agricultural or land-based supply chains.
Read articleAgroforestry Carbon Credits in India: Methodologies, Species and FPO Revenue Models
How agroforestry carbon projects work in India — approved methodologies, tree species with strong sequestration and market fit, and how Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) can structure fair, bankable revenue-sharing models.
Read articleCBAM for Steel Exporters: How to Calculate Embedded Emissions Step by Step
A practical, step-by-step guide for Indian steel exporters on calculating embedded emissions under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) — production routes, data sources, default values and how to cut your certificate cost.
Read articleCarbon Credit Registries Compared: Verra vs Gold Standard vs India's CCTS
How Verra, Gold Standard and India's CCTS offset mechanism differ in methodology, verification, pricing and market access — a practical comparison for buyers and project developers choosing where to register a carbon project.
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