INTERVIEW: India carbon market needs legal clarity on credit use before launch, lawyers say

Published 14:01 on June 11, 2026 / Last updated at 14:01 on June 11, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Insights (Interviews), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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India's budding carbon market needs additional legal clarity before trading begins later this year, according to a legal expert who said current regulations have created ambiguity on whether compliance entities can use credits generated in the voluntary market.
India's budding carbon market needs additional legal clarity before trading begins later this year, according to a legal expert who said current regulations have created ambiguity on whether compliance entities can use credits generated in the voluntary market.


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