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India's First CCTS Compliance Deadline (31 July 2026): Filing, Penalties and What Happens Next
India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme faces its first real test on 31 July 2026, when obligated entities must file ACVA-verified emissions data for FY 2025-26. Here is what gets filed, how Carbon Credit Certificates are issued and traded on power exchanges, what a shortfall costs under the environmental compensation rules, and what compliance teams should do next.
C² Team
1 day ago5 min read
Green Credit Programme India: What Companies Must Know in 2026
India's Green Credit Programme now pays out only after five years and 40% canopy cover. What the revised rules mean for corporate plantation and BRSR.
C² Team
1 day ago4 min read
Verra vs Gold Standard: How to Choose a Carbon Credit Registry in 2026
Verra vs Gold Standard in 2026: compare the two main carbon credit registries on scale, co-benefits, CCP labels and price — and where India's ICM fits.
C² Team
2 days ago3 min read
Carbon Credits and Decarbonization for Pharma Companies in India: Scope 3, PSCI Audits and Net Zero in 2026
Indian pharma exporters face net-zero pressure from every direction in 2026: NHS carbon reduction plan deadlines, PSCI audits, BRSR Core assurance and Scope 3 data demands from global buyers. Here is a practical decarbonization roadmap for pharmaceutical companies in India — and where verified carbon credits fit once reductions are underway.
C² Team
2 days ago4 min read
Miyawaki Forest Survival Rates: The CSR Due-Diligence Checklist Indian Companies Need
Most corporate Miyawaki forests never hit their survival targets. What to demand from your afforestation vendor, and why it matters for CSR filings.
C² Team
5 days ago3 min read
BRSR Core Assurance in 2026: What the Top 500 Expansion Means for Your Company
SEBI's BRSR Core assurance mandate now covers the top 500 listed companies for FY2025-26. What changed, who's newly in scope, and how to prepare.
C² Team
5 days ago4 min read
Carbon Credits and Decarbonization for FMCG Companies in India: Scope 3, Packaging EPR and BRSR Core in 2026
FMCG companies in India face a 2026 inflection point: an expanded BRSR Core mandate now reaches into supplier networks, plastic packaging EPR rules just got stricter, and greenwashing enforcement has real teeth. A practical guide to Scope 3 hotspots, compliance deadlines and where carbon credits genuinely fit.
C² Team
6 days ago5 min read
Carbon Credit Taxation in India: GST, Income Tax and Accounting Rules for 2026 Buyers
GST, Section 115BBG income tax and accounting rules for carbon credits in India — a practical 2026 guide for corporate buyers and finance teams.
C² Team
6 days ago3 min read
Internal Carbon Pricing in India: How to Set Your Company's First Carbon Price in 2026
Internal carbon pricing for Indian companies in 2026: shadow prices vs carbon fees, what price to set, and how it links to BRSR, CBAM and CCTS.
C² Team
Jul 74 min read
Article 6.4 Goes Live: What the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism Means for Indian Companies in 2026
The UN issued its first Article 6.4 credits in 2026, the CDM transition window closed on 30 June, and India has named green hydrogen, storage and CCUS among its eligible activities. What the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism means for Indian project developers and corporate buyers — supply, quality, pricing and practical next steps.
C² Team
Jul 65 min read
How Carbon Credit Verification Works: MRV, VVBs and What Indian Buyers Should Check in 2026
Carbon credit verification explained for 2026: how MRV, validation and third-party VVBs turn a project into credits Indian buyers can actually trust.
C² Team
Jul 44 min read
Can CSR Funds Be Used to Buy Carbon Credits in India? What the Rules Actually Say in 2026
Schedule VII allows CSR spending on afforestation and environmental sustainability — but using CSR money to offset your own emissions is a different matter. A plain-language guide to the rules, the business-benefit problem, and three compliant structures.
C² Team
Jul 22 min read
July 2026 Climate Brief: India’s Carbon Market Nears First Trades, CORSIA Slips Below $10, SBTi V2 Sinks In
Csquare’s monthly brief: ~490 entities under CCTS compliance as first CCC trading nears, FY27 targets ratchet to 2–8%, CORSIA futures under $10, removals demand down 50%, Frontier’s $900M commitment — and your July action list.
C² Team
Jul 22 min read
Corporate Tree Plantation in Monsoon 2026: The 90-Day Window That Decides Whether Your Forest Survives
It is Van Mahotsav week, and the July–September monsoon is India’s best planting window. A practical guide for companies: timing, native species, Miyawaki density, survival rates, and how to run a plantation drive whose trees are still alive in 2029.
C² Team
Jul 23 min read
Nature-Based vs Avoidance Carbon Credits: Which Should Your Company Buy?
Nature-based removals or avoidance credits? A 2026 guide for Indian companies on the difference, the price gap, what buyers and rating agencies prefer, and how to choose.
C² Team
Jun 252 min read
SBTi Net-Zero Standard V2.0 (2026): What the New Science-Based Targets Rules Mean for Indian Companies
On 11 June 2026 the SBTi published its Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 — the biggest overhaul of science-based target setting yet. Here is what changes for Indian companies on company categories, Scope 3, carbon removals and the 2027-2028 timeline, plus a practical checklist to prepare and align with BRSR, CBAM and CCTS.
C² Team
Jun 153 min read
Carbon Credits for IT and Services Companies in India: The Fast Path to Carbon Neutral Operations
IT and services companies have small, measurable footprints — making credible carbon neutrality surprisingly achievable. A practical guide for Indian firms.
C² Team
Jun 101 min read
Carbon Credits for Textile and Apparel Exporters in India: What Global Brands Now Expect
Global fashion brands are pushing Scope 3 targets onto Indian textile suppliers. How carbon credits, GHG accounting and afforestation keep you on the vendor list.
C² Team
Jun 102 min read
Carbon Credits for Cement and Steel Companies in India: Compliance, CBAM and Cost
Cement and steel face CCTS targets at home and CBAM costs in Europe. How India's hardest-to-abate industries should use carbon credits in 2026.
C² Team
Jun 102 min read
What Are Carbon Credits and How Do They Work? The Complete India Guide
What are carbon credits, who verifies them, what do they cost in India, and how do companies buy them? The complete plain-language guide for Indian businesses.
C² Team
Jun 102 min read
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