CMAI Carbon Market Policy Development Committees

CMAI’s Carbon Market Policy Development Committees bring together industry leaders, policymakers, technical experts and market stakeholders to advance policy dialogue, technical deliberation and market development across India’s evolving carbon economy.

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Compliance Carbon Market Committee

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Voluntary Carbon Market Committee

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UNFCCC Article 6 Committee

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Carbon Project Development Committee

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Carbon Market Finance Committee

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Carbon Market Trade & Exchange Committee

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Carbon Market Transport Committee

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Carbon Market Steel Committee

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Carbon Market Cement Committee

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Carbon Market Textile Committee

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Carbon Market Aluminium Committee

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Carbon Market Hydrogen Committee

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Carbon Market Oil & Gas Committee

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Carbon Market Renewable Energy Committee

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Livestock & Dairy Carbon Market Committee

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India CCUS Committee

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Carbon Market Integrity Committee

Carbon Market Integrity Committee

Strengthening Integrity in India’s Carbon Market

As India advances the implementation of the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, expands participation in voluntary carbon markets and deepens engagement under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, market integrity is fundamental to environmental credibility, investor confidence and international acceptance.

CMAI has constituted the Carbon Market Integrity Committee as a multi-stakeholder platform bringing together industry, government, technical institutions, standards organisations, validation and verification bodies, academia and carbon-market experts.

Key Focus Areas

Policy & Governance

Strengthening governance, institutional coordination and integrity provisions across carbon-market mechanisms.

Methodologies & MRV

Promoting scientifically robust methodologies, credible baselines and effective monitoring, reporting and verification systems.

Validation, Verification & Accreditation

Supporting competence, independence, impartiality and consistency across carbon-market assurance systems.

Registry & Market Infrastructure

Advancing transparency, traceability and safeguards against double counting and double claiming.

Capacity Building & Knowledge Sharing

Building technical capacity across industry, project developers, verification bodies, consultants and other market participants.

Global Alignment

Facilitating engagement with international integrity frameworks and emerging global best practices.

Carbon Market Integrity Committee Members