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India to Launch Carbon Market by January 2026

10/9/2025

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India plans to launch the Indian Carbon Market (ICM) portal by January 2026 to enable carbon credit trading.
Compulsory trading is expected from September 2026; voluntary trading begins in March 2027, under the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
The move supports India’s Paris Agreement targets (NDCs) of a 45% emission-intensity reduction by 2030, and includes ICM Registry with Article 6 modules.

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Story summary

India plans to launch the Indian Carbon Market (ICM) portal by January 2026 to enable carbon credit trading.
Compulsory trading is expected from September 2026; voluntary trading begins in March 2027, under the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
The move supports India’s Paris Agreement targets (NDCs) of a 45% emission-intensity reduction by 2030, and includes ICM Registry with Article 6 modules.