Our full program portfolio, translating SCRF's research and policy expertise into direct market, institutional, and government impact, anchored in India and extending across the Global South.
Our full program portfolio, translating SCRF's research and policy expertise into direct market, institutional, and government impact, anchored in India and extending across the Global South.
Program 01 · Carbon Markets & Domestic Climate Policy
ICMI is SCRF's flagship program on the design, development, and governance of India's domestic carbon market. India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), notified under the Energy Conservation Act, represents one of the most significant market-based climate policy developments in Asia. ICMI provides independent, technically rigorous research to support its credible implementation.
Program 02 · Sustainable Finance & Capital Mobilisation
India requires an estimated $2.5 trillion in climate finance by 2030. Green Finance for India examines the architecture of green capital, from SEBI's green bond framework and RBI's sustainable lending guidelines to the development of India's sovereign green bond programme and the emerging green taxonomy.
Program 03 · MSME Green Transition & Finance
India's 63 million MSMEs account for 30% of GDP, 40% of exports, and over 110 million jobs. They also face enormous pressure from the green transition, from CBAM-linked supply chain requirements to domestic sustainability disclosure obligations. This program helps MSMEs navigate, finance, and benefit from the green transition.
Program 04 · Emerging Market Climate Finance
Emerging economies across Asia, Africa, and Latin America face a common challenge: ambitious climate commitments with insufficient market infrastructure, policy frameworks, and capital to deliver them. This program advances carbon market development, transition finance architecture, and climate policy frameworks across the Global South, engaging multilateral institutions, regional development banks, and sovereign policymakers to ensure emerging economies shape and benefit from the global sustainability transition.
Program 05 · Sector Decarbonisation Roadmaps
India's 2070 net-zero commitment requires deep, sector-by-sector transformation. This program develops rigorous, evidence-based decarbonisation roadmaps for India's hard-to-abate sectors, informing policy design, investment decisions, and corporate strategy for one of the world's most consequential emerging-market climate transitions.
The Policy Lab is SCRF's formal government engagement cell, the mechanism through which our research reaches policymakers, regulators, and parliamentary committees in structured, documented form.
We do not lobby. We provide evidence-based analysis, respond to formal consultations, submit technical comments on draft regulations, and facilitate structured dialogues between government officials and expert practitioners.
Recent Policy Engagements
Engaging Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency on sector-level implementation
Engaging SEBI on strengthening use-of-proceeds verification standards
Engaging SEBI on SME-proportionate disclosure frameworks
Engaging the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on climate finance architecture
Engaging MoEFCC on NDC sector targets and carbon market alignment