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INDIA DESK • CCTS • ICM • CBAM

India carbon compliance & CBAM readiness — built for defensibility.

RSustain Carbon’s India Desk supports organisations preparing for the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), the Indian Carbon Market (ICM), and EU CBAM compliance for Indian exporters through defensible baselines, MRV systems, and verification-ready documentation.

Positioning: RSustain Carbon provides consultancy and facilitation support only. We do not perform verification, validation, assurance, or brokerage activities.
Typical Deliverables
Workstreams scoped to applicability, data maturity, and audit expectations.
Baseline & Boundary
Facility inventory • emissions boundary logic • activity data mapping
MRV Readiness
SOPs • internal controls • QA/QC protocols • evidence packs
CBAM & Export Compliance
Embedded emissions • EU/UK CBAM communications • duty exposure modelling
Note: Independent assurance, verification, registry action, trade execution, or contracting remains with eligible third parties.

What the India Desk Enables

Structured readiness to support regulatory compliance, export due diligence, and internal governance — with documentation discipline and integrity-first decisioning.

CCTS & ICM Compliance
  • Applicability and scope mapping
  • Baseline logic and emissions boundaries
  • Readiness aligned to notified frameworks
MRV & Data Systems
  • Activity data structures and collection design
  • QA/QC, controls, and evidence retention
  • Verification-ready reporting packs
Integrity Screening
  • Double-counting and ownership risk checks
  • Baseline credibility and assumptions review
  • Claims hygiene and disclosure discipline

Two Core Pillars

The India Desk focuses exclusively on carbon compliance and export readiness — no overlap with general ESG advisory.

CBAM Readiness
EU Carbon Border Adjustment — definitive phase live from January 2026
COMPLIANCE LIVE

Indian exporters of steel, cement, aluminium, fertiliser, and hydrogen to the EU must provide embedded emissions data to their EU importers. We calculate installation-level emissions per EU Implementing Regulation methodology.

  • Embedded emissions calculation (direct + indirect)
  • CBAM communication preparation for EU declarants
  • Duty exposure modelling across 3 ETS price scenarios
  • UK CBAM preparation (effective January 2027)
Outcome: compliant emissions reporting, reduced duty exposure, EU declarant-ready documentation.
CCTS & ICM Enablement
For the 490 obligated entities under CCTS and companies expecting coverage in future notifications
NON-BROKERAGE

We support compliance readiness and market participation through documentation, controls, and transaction readiness inputs. Trades and contracts are executed directly by the client with relevant platforms or counterparties.

  • Compliance applicability and obligation checks
  • Instrument readiness inputs (including ESCert pathways)
  • Registry-aligned documentation preparation
  • Buyer–seller readiness alignment (facilitation only)
Illustrative engagement statuses
Compliance applicability review CONSULT
Registry & documentation readiness PREPARE
Market participation support FACILITATE
All registry actions, submissions, and trading remain the client’s responsibility.
DIGITAL TOOL

GreenSetu — Carbon Risk Screening Platform

India’s GST-native carbon risk screening tool. Screen any Indian entity by GSTIN for carbon exposure across CCTS obligation likelihood, CBAM export risk, and sector-level emissions intensity — powered by EXIOBASE input-output modelling integrated with Indian energy datasets.

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GSTIN Lookup
Screen any Indian entity by GST registration number.
Carbon Intensity Score
Sector-level emissions intensity from EXIOBASE I-O modelling.
CCTS Obligation Risk
Likelihood mapping against Energy Conservation Act sectors.
CBAM Export Flag
Identifies EU export exposure for CBAM-covered goods.

Why the India Desk is Different

Regulator-first posture
Structured for defensibility and governance.
Clear boundaries
Consultancy + facilitation only; no brokerage/assurance.
Audit-grade discipline
Controls, SOPs, evidence index, retention.
Export-aware
CBAM and buyer scrutiny readiness built in.
This page is informational. Services are scoped by engagement letter. Regulatory requirements may change and should be independently confirmed.

India Desk — Common Questions

What is the CCTS and when does it start?
The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme was notified under the Energy Conservation Amendment Act 2022 in June 2023. BEE is the designated administrator. GHG emission intensity targets were notified in October 2025 (aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, pulp & paper — 282 entities) and January 2026 (petroleum refining, petrochemicals, textiles, secondary aluminium — 208 entities), covering 490 obligated entities with compliance years 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Who needs CBAM compliance in India?
Indian manufacturers exporting steel, iron, cement, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen, or electricity to the EU must provide embedded emissions data to their EU importers (declarants). The EU CBAM definitive phase is live from January 2026. UK CBAM begins January 2027.
What is GreenSetu?
GreenSetu is RSustain Carbon’s GST-native carbon risk screening platform. It uses EXIOBASE input-output modelling integrated with Indian energy datasets to provide real-time carbon intensity screening by GSTIN.
Does RSustain Carbon provide assurance or verification?
No. RSustain Carbon provides consultancy and facilitation support only. Independent assurance, verification, and audit activities are performed by eligible third parties. We strengthen documentation quality so evaluation can proceed with confidence.
Start with defensible documentation — before transactions.
Request a readiness call for a scoped pathway aligned to CCTS/ICM/CBAM applicability.
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