Carbon Compliance Experts

Your emissions are lower than EU defaults.
Prove it.

Indian integrated steelmakers emit ~2.5 tCO₂ per tonne. The EU's assumed default is 4.697 tCO₂/t. That gap is pure, avoidable regulatory cost — scaling to €100+ per tonne by 2030. Carbotrace builds the audit-ready documentation that eliminates it.

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The Problem

Two markets. One translation problem.

Indian plants produce real data. EU and Indian regulators require it in specific, verified formats. The cost of the translation gap compounds every year.

EU Importers

Stop overpaying on CBAM certificates

Under CBAM's definitive phase, EU importers must surrender certificates calculated from their Indian suppliers' specific embedded emissions (SEE). Without verified actual data, the EU applies a default value — which overstates Indian blast furnace / basic oxygen furnace emissions by up to 85%.

The financial consequence scales sharply as the CBAM factor rises each year. On a 1 million tonne import book, the gap between actual and default emissions will cost over €28 million per year by 2034 — entirely avoidable with a verified dossier.

Year CBAM Factor Cost gap per 100k t
20262.5% ~€358,000
20275.0% ~€715,000
202810% ~€1.76M
203048.5% ~€10.7M
2034100% ~€28.6M

Assumptions: 2.2 tCO₂/t SEE gap (4.697 default less 2.5 actual); ETS price €65–130/tCO₂ escalating to 2034.

85%

EU default overstates Indian BF-BOF emissions relative to verified actual data for leading Indian integrated steelmakers.

Indian Industry

CCTS compliance isn't optional — the deadline is 31 July

India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) mandates that BEE-designated entities in nine energy-intensive sectors establish verified baseline emissions and submit a complete MRV package by 31 July 2026.

Obligated sectors include: iron & steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, chlor-alkali, paper & pulp, petrochemicals, petroleum refining, and textiles.

Without a compliant MRV package, entities cannot earn or trade carbon credits under CCTS, risk non-compliance with BEE and MoEFCC directives, and are exposed when EU importers begin requiring verified SEE data directly from Indian plants.

  • Monitoring Plan (Form A) to BEE notification format
  • Baseline Emissions Report with data audit trail
  • ACVA engagement and verification coordination
31 Jul

Days remaining to file CCTS MRV. Carbotrace delivers in 8 weeks — engagement must begin now.

Our Services

Every stage of the compliance journey

From first data audit to annual monitoring retainer — four services covering the full CBAM and CCTS compliance lifecycle.

EU Importers

CBAM Emissions Dossier

End-to-end calculation and documentation of your Indian suppliers' specific embedded emissions — formatted to EU 2025/2547 and verified for definitive-phase submission.

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Deadline Jul 31

CCTS MRV Package

Complete MRV documentation for BEE-designated entities — data audit, Monitoring Plan, Baseline Emissions Report, and ACVA coordination. Built to BEE notification specifications.

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First Step

Pre-Verification Assessment

A 2-week rapid assessment that maps your data gaps, selects the optimal calculation methodology, and flags risks before full documentation begins.

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Corporate

Carbon Advisory

Strategic carbon advisory for boards navigating SEBI BRSR mandates, Scope 1+2+3 accounting, and net-zero pathway planning. Structured for listed companies and conglomerates.

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Why Carbotrace

Built on regulation, not interpretation.

Four things that distinguish a working compliance file from a slide deck.

Regulatory depth

We work directly from EU Implementing Regulations 2025/2547 and 2025/2621, BEE MRV notifications, and CCTS scheme rules — not secondary summaries. When a verifier challenges a methodology, we have the answer in the source regulation.

Working tools, not slide decks

Our CBAM calculator processes plant-level fuel and activity data into CN-code-level SEE figures. Our CCTS templates map directly to Form A requirements. You receive working, traceable documents — not advisory memoranda.

India-specific expertise

We know Indian plant data structures — BF-BOF route, DRI, rerollers, alloy steel. We know the gap between what Indian integrated steelmakers actually emit and what EU defaults assume. That gap is our value proposition.

Audit-ready from day one

Every deliverable is structured for verifier review from the outset — documented methodology, traceable data sources, clear assumptions, and regulatory citations. No rework when the ACVA or EU verifier arrives.

Key facts

2.5 vs 4.7

tCO₂/t — actual vs. default

Indian BF-BOF actual SEE versus the EU default for crude steel. An 85% overstatement in the default.

€28M+

Avoidable cost by 2034

Per 1 million tonnes of steel imported annually using EU defaults rather than verified actual data.

Jul 31

CCTS MRV deadline

BEE-designated obligated entities must file their CCTS MRV package by 31 July 2026. Engagement begins now.

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CCTS obligated sectors

Steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, chlor-alkali, paper, petrochemicals, petroleum refining, textiles.

Who We Serve

Two audiences. One shared problem.

Whether you're an EU importer managing CBAM exposure or an Indian entity meeting CCTS requirements, the answer is the same: verified, auditable emissions data.

EU Importers

You import Indian steel, cement, aluminium, or fertilisers into the EU

Under CBAM's definitive phase, your CBAM certificate obligation is calculated from your suppliers' SEE data. Without verified actual data, you pay on EU defaults — which overstate Indian emissions by up to 85%. The cost compounds every year as the CBAM factor rises toward 100% in 2034.

  • CBAM Emissions Dossier for your Indian supplier base
  • CN-code level SEE calculations per EU 2025/2547
  • Annual monitoring retainer for ongoing CBAM years
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Indian Industry

You are a BEE-designated entity or Indian exporter

You have a CCTS MRV filing deadline of 31 July 2026 — and EU customers increasingly require verified emissions data before they can release CBAM obligations. Both pressures resolve with the same output: an audit-ready emissions record built to the relevant regulatory specification.

  • CCTS MRV Package delivered in 8 weeks
  • SEE dossier for EU importer requirements
  • Data-structure that locks in the relationship long-term
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Every month without verified data is a month you overpay.

Tell us about your situation. We'll calculate what your actual emissions are and what you stand to save — or owe.

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