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SECTORS: STEEL · ALUMINIUM · FERTILISERS · FREIGHT ELECTRIFICATION · POWER & CARBON 58 ARTICLES PUBLISHED · Q2 2026 ₹ · INR
Market Pulse Updated Sunday
EU ETS
€84.20
▲ 1.2%
CCC IEX
₹1,740
▲ 0.4%
REC Solar
₹1,000
▼ 0.1%
GEF WAEF
0.710
tCO₂/MWh
Non-Fossil Cap.
52.57%
2031 target met
Brent Crude
$118.40
▲ 3.4%
LNG Asia
$24.80
▲ 6.1% /MMBtu
CCTS Entities
740
9 Sectors
The Reclimatize Briefing · 58 Articles · Five Sectors

India’s industrial economy is being rewritten. We track every page.

Carbon regulations, rising energy costs, and geopolitical shocks are rewriting the economics of steel, aluminium, fertilisers, freight and power. We go into the numbers — and name the regulations — for people who need to understand this in depth.

58
Articles published · across six research clusters
47%
Emissions intensity cut · India’s 2035 NDC target
52.57%
Non-fossil installed capacity · 2030 target met, 5 yrs early
740
Obligated entities under India’s CCTS · 9 sectors
5
Focus sectors covered continuously, in depth
Breaking Analysis · Updated Live
24 April 2026
The Hormuz Choke: What the West Asia War Is Doing to India’s Five Hard-to-Abate Industries — Right Now
Hormuz shipping is down 97% from normal volumes. 230 oil tankers remain stranded inside the Gulf. India’s HRC steel is at ₹59,500/t — a three-year peak. Urea is up 50% globally. Force majeure declared at Gulf aluminium smelters. Goldman Sachs has cut India’s 2026 GDP forecast from 7% to 5.9%.
Steel · ₹59,500/t HRC Urea +50% Hormuz 97% down Freight ×1.4 GDP 5.9%
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The Sectors · Each at a different point in its journey

We cover the economics of each sector independently — with dedicated articles, CCTS GEI data, and CBAM cost analysis.

Production routes, regulatory exposure, energy costs, and competitive positioning. State-by-state where it matters. Numbers a CFO can take into a board review.

By the Numbers · What the cost curves actually look like
Chart 01 · CBAM · Steel
CBAM certificate cost per tonne · Indian steel exporters, 2026–2034
BF-BOF route
Scrap-EAF route
2026
$69
2027
$88
2028
$104
2030
$143
2034
$173
EAF (all yrs)
~$0
Source · Reclimatize calculations · EU ETS Registry · Verified emission intensities
Dial 01 · CCTS · Aluminium
Plant-level GEI targets · Aluminium smelters · tCO₂e/t baseline → FY26 target
Vedanta Jharsuguda
13.4912.83
tCO₂e/t · baseline → FY26
BALCO Korba
15.7114.81
tCO₂e/t · baseline → FY26
NALCO Angul
12.4011.78
tCO₂e/t · baseline → FY26
Hindalco Renukoot
14.2013.50
tCO₂e/t · baseline → FY26
Industry avg. India
14.60 tCO₂e/t
EU benchmark
1.80 tCO₂e/t
Reclimatize.in — Industrial Decarbonisation Intelligence

India’s Industrial Decarbonisation Policy Map

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Industrial Decarbonisation INDIA’S POLICY FRAMEWORK
Carbon Markets
EC Amendment Act 2022
Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
PAT Scheme & ESCerts
Electricity Markets
Electricity Act 2003
Green Energy Open Access Rules
ISTS Waiver & CERC Rules
Renewable Energy
National Solar Mission
RPO / RCO Obligations
Wind, Offshore & Hybrid Policy
Energy Efficiency
Energy Conservation Act
Energy Conservation Building Code
Standards & Labelling
Environmental Regulation
EIA Notification & Clearances
Air & Water Pollution Acts
Fly Ash Utilisation Notification

Ministries and Regulators
Ministry of Power Energy efficiency, CCTS, electricity market
MNRE Solar, wind, green hydrogen, RPO/RCO
MoEFCC Pollution control, EIA, CCTS targets
CERC / BEE Electricity markets, CCTS trading, open access, RECs
Active and Emerging Policy Areas
EU CBAM ● LIVE 2026 Carbon border levy — steel, aluminium, fertilisers
India Carbon Market ● LIVE 2026 CCTS — trading launching July 2026, 738 entities
Green Hydrogen Mission SIGHT programme — 0.724 MMTPA awarded; HPO upcoming
Energy Storage Obligation ESO, ACC battery PLI scheme

Live / Operational 2026 Established framework Emerging / In development

Source: Reclimatize.in — Understanding the Economics of Industrial Decarbonisation
For reuse with attribution only. All policy descriptions are for informational purposes. Updated March 2026.

Research Clusters
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Our Approach

We write for people who read the gazette notifications.

We track what comes out of BEE, MNRE, MoEFCC, CEA, and CERC — and translate it into what it means for each sector, rather than just summarising the notification.

Independent research on India’s industrial decarbonisation. All analysis draws on publicly available information. No sponsored research, no investment advice — period.

01 / Policy

Monitoring the gazette, not the headlines

We read official notifications — BEE, MNRE, MoEFCC, CEA, CERC — and translate what they mean for each sector’s production economics.

02 / Energy

Tariffs, fuel, open access — priced

How power tariffs, fuel prices, and open-access economics change production costs across the five sectors. State-by-state, not national averages.

03 / Carbon

Actual certificate costs, not ranges

We calculate CBAM and CCTS costs using live EU ETS prices and verified intensities. Numbers a CFO can take into a board review.

04 / Strategy

Connecting policy to capital

We connect energy markets and carbon policy to what they mean for capital allocation and competitive positioning within each sector.

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