India Pushes for More Talks as UK Carbon Tax Nears January 1 Launch
India is seeking further discussions with the United Kingdom ahead of the January 1 rollout of Britain’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a levy that will apply to carbon-intensive imports without exemptions for free trade agreement partners. New Delhi is also pressing for recognition of its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, but that acceptance remains conditional and far from automatic. The dispute underscores how climate-linked trade rules are becoming a new fault line in India-UK economic ties.
