ANALYSIS: Indian ETS gears up, but faces structural tests ahead

Published 14:19 on August 5, 2025 / Last updated at 22:18 on August 5, 2025 / and / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), Insights (Analysis), International (CBAM & Tariffs, Paris Article 6/PACM), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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India’s national compliance carbon market under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) is estimated to become the third largest in the world after China and the EU, but complexity in design, lack of regulatory clarity, and a dearth of accredited verifiers may hamper early implementation and undermine price discovery, according to experts.
India’s national compliance carbon market under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) is estimated to become the third largest in the world after China and the EU, but complexity in design, lack of regulatory clarity, and a dearth of accredited verifiers may hamper early implementation and undermine price discovery, according to experts.


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