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Data is the New Collateral: Building a High-Fidelity Indian Carbon Market
India is laying the foundation stones of a national compliance carbon market. The market design features and regulatory systems are progressively under development, and industries are starting to prepare for the market. Much of the conversation so far has focused on targets, sectors, and trading rules. These are of course important — but the strongest foundation of an effective carbon market is something far more elementary.
The EU-India FTA: A stepping stone for sustainable industrial transformation?
On 27 January 2026, after nearly two decades of negotiations, India and the European Union (EU) finally concluded a free trade agreement (FTA). It comes amid a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, in which both sides seek to diversify market access and de-risk their supply chains. Beyond the FTA, the two blocs signed a Joint India-European Comprehensive Strategic Agenda setting out a broad framework for cooperation, including in areas such as sustainability, innovation, and defence.
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Beyond Compensation: What Coastal Communities Lose to a Rising Sea
Part 1 of CarbonCopy’s series on non-economic loss and damage examines how climate impacts along Odisha’s coast are eroding identity, culture and belonging beyond what compensation frameworks recognise
India’s Rapid Infra Growth Risks Outpacing its Ability to Insure These Projects: Report
On one hand, India is rapidly growing as an economy, which is driving infrastructure expansion. On the other hand, rising climate risks may be outpacing the country’s ability to insure these assets, according to a new report released by Climate Trends.
Indian Companies’ Risk Losing Global Capital Over Weak Climate Disclosures: Report
A new report found that India’s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR), that listed companies must follow, is not at par with the global International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) framework. The report titled “Corporate climate transition planning and disclosures in India” by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) warned Indian corporations face capital access risks if their disclosures remain high-level and unstandardised lacking transition-specific details.
Climate action in a fractured world: Trends for 2026
On January 13, US President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran. The news was received with consternation in Iran and beyond. Oil is Teheran’s biggest export — with China..