Carbon at the border
The changing cost of exporting emissions-intensive goods, and what carbon accounting means for Indian industry.
20 Nov 2025
The EU carbon border’s 50-tonne threshold changes which buyers matter
The new exemption depends on an EU importer’s annual covered volumes. For Indian exporters, the commercial effect depends on the customer’s full sourcing programme.
21 Jan 2026
Clean production only helps an exporter if the emissions can be verified
The EU’s definitive carbon border regime makes production records commercially valuable. Firms should compare the cost of proving actual emissions with the cost of being assessed on defaults.
13 Apr 2026
Europe’s first carbon border price belongs in the export contract
The first CBAM certificate price is €75.36. The commercial cost of that figure depends on which emissions are chargeable and who agrees to absorb the bill.
13 Jul 2026
India’s carbon market has a domestic job and a separate border test
India’s intensity-based rules can reward cleaner production. An exporter still needs evidence of a qualifying carbon price effectively paid to reduce a European border obligation.
21 Oct 2026
Europe’s carbon border debate is moving from metals to the goods made from them
The proposed extension to downstream goods would change sourcing decisions and the value of supplier records. Indian component makers can test their exposure before the final scope is settled.