New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- India Inc. is preparing for a fundamental shift in how it cuts emissions. As the country's compliance carbon market moves towards launch later this year, companies that have largely relied on reducing emissions within their own operations are expected to increasingly use carbon credits to tackle residual emissions on the path to India's 2070 net-zero target.

With active trading under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026, industry experts and ratings officials at Mint's Sustainability Impact Summit 2026 said the regulatory architecture is falling into place. But they cautioned that the market's success will hinge on credible price discovery, robust verification syste...