Guide
CBAM Default Values 2026: India Aluminium, Cement, Fertilisers
Official EU CBAM default values for Indian aluminium, cement and fertilisers by CN code (IR 2026/1740), with the 2026 to 2028 mark-ups and a worked example.
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ZeroCarbon Publications
Notes on carbon, compliance and the work in between
Perspectives on how emissions data should work, practical guides to CBAM and BRSR, and the regulatory news that changes what exporters and listed companies have to do.
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Guide
UK Electricity Emission Factor 2026: 0.13096 kg CO2e/kWh
The DESNZ 2026 UK grid electricity factor is 0.13096 kg CO2e/kWh, 26% below 2025. What changed, which edition to use, and a worked Scope 2 example.
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Guide
DG Set Diesel Emissions: Scope 1 from Generator Fuel in India
How to calculate Scope 1 emissions from diesel generator (DG set) fuel in India: litres from stock records, 2.688 kg CO2e per litre, and the evidence assurers ask for.
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Guide
Convert GST Invoices & E-Way Bills to Emissions Data
How to convert Indian GST tax invoices and e-way bills into audit-ready Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions data. HSN codes, UQC units, and logistics ton-km formulas.
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Guide
CEA Emission Factor 2026: Scope 2 from DISCOM Bills
Which CEA grid emission factor to use in 2026 (0.710 for FY 2024-25, 0.675 for FY 2025-26) and how to turn DISCOM bills into Scope 2: kWh not kVAh.
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Guide
SEBI BRSR Core Assurance: 9 KPIs & Circular Rules
SEBI BRSR Core assurance requirements under Circular CIR/2023/122 and CIR/2025/42. Detailed breakdown of the 9 ESG KPIs, glide path, and SSAE 3000 audit rules.
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Guide
What a CBAM Verifier Checks in an Indian Plant: Audit Guide
Audit checklist for EU CBAM verification in Indian mills. How accredited verifiers inspect production boundaries, calorific values, and precursor emissions.
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Guide
BRSR Value Chain Scope 3: Guide for Indian Suppliers
How SEBI BRSR value-chain disclosures push Scope 3 requests down to Indian MSMEs. The 2% threshold, questionnaire fatigue, and sharing Product Carbon Footprints.
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Guide
India CCTS Guide: Emission Trajectories & ICM Portal
A guide to India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), Gazette S.O. 2824(E), BEE emission intensity targets, compliance cycles, and power exchange trading.
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Guide
What CBAM default values cost your EU buyer, worked through for Indian steel
A worked example with the official EU default values and benchmarks: what 1,000 tonnes of Indian hot-rolled steel costs an EU importer under CBAM in 2026, 2027 and 2028.
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