Which sectors are obligated under CCTS?

The first compliance cycle covers aluminium, cement, pulp and paper, chlor-alkali and iron and steel, with fertiliser and petrochemicals expected in later cycles. Other entities can participate voluntarily in the offset mechanism.

Do scope-3 emissions count?

No. CCTS compliance is assessed on scope-1 (direct) and scope-2 (purchased electricity) emissions at the facility level. Supply-chain emissions are outside the compliance boundary, though they may still matter for your ESG disclosures.

Can I bank surplus certificates?

Surplus certificates are tradeable on the power exchanges and can generally be carried forward within the scheme's validity rules, which makes early over-performance financially useful rather than wasted.

Carbon Credit & CCTS Compliance Calculator

Work out your surplus or shortfall of carbon credit certificates under India's CCTS, and what it is worth.

Result

Your emission intensity: 0.840tCO₂e/tonne
Gap to target: -0.020tCO₂e/tonne
Certificate position (positive = surplus): -10,000certificates
Indicative value of that position: ₹-1,80,00,000
Emissions to cut to reach target: 10,000tCO₂e

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How this works

India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) works on emission intensity, not absolute emissions. Each obligated entity is given a target expressed as tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per unit of output — per tonne of cement, steel, aluminium or paper. Beat the target and you earn Carbon Credit Certificates; miss it and you must buy certificates to cover the gap or pay a penalty.

Because the target is intensity-based, growing production does not automatically put you out of compliance. What matters is whether your emissions per unit of output fall faster than the notified trajectory. This calculator takes your annual output, your total scope-1 and scope-2 emissions, and your notified intensity target, and returns the certificate position that follows arithmetically from those three numbers.

Certificate prices in the compliance market are set by supply and demand across obligated sectors, so treat the value figure as an indicative exposure rather than a forecast. The penalty for non-compliance is designed to sit above the expected certificate price, which is why buying certificates is normally cheaper than defaulting.

Common questions

Which sectors are obligated under CCTS?: The first compliance cycle covers aluminium, cement, pulp and paper, chlor-alkali and iron and steel, with fertiliser and petrochemicals expected in later cycles. Other entities can participate voluntarily in the offset mechanism.
Do scope-3 emissions count?: No. CCTS compliance is assessed on scope-1 (direct) and scope-2 (purchased electricity) emissions at the facility level. Supply-chain emissions are outside the compliance boundary, though they may still matter for your ESG disclosures.
Can I bank surplus certificates?: Surplus certificates are tradeable on the power exchanges and can generally be carried forward within the scheme's validity rules, which makes early over-performance financially useful rather than wasted.

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