Six interconnected research domains where capital, sustainability, and policy converge. All publications freely available.
Our research is organised across six thematic areas, each supported by a dedicated team of researchers, fellows, and external collaborators.
Research into the architecture, liquidity, pricing, and governance of voluntary and compliance carbon markets globally, with particular focus on emerging market participation, Article 6.2 and 6.4 implementation, international carbon credit transfer mechanisms, and registry interoperability.
Researching credit typologies, additionality standards, permanence and reversal frameworks, co-benefit measurement, and the emerging science and technology of Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification, including remote sensing, digital MRV, and satellite-based verification approaches.
Examining green bonds, sustainability-linked loans and bonds, blended finance vehicles, green bank architecture, transition finance instruments, and the mobilisation of both domestic and international private capital for climate and development objectives in India and the Global South.
Evaluating ESG rating methodologies, disclosure standards (BRSR, TCFD, ISSB), impact measurement frameworks, and the alignment of institutional capital with long-term sustainability objectives. Special focus on ESG data quality in Indian markets.
Providing analysis of national climate commitments and NDCs, carbon pricing policy, India's domestic carbon credit framework under the CCTS notification (BEE/BIS), SEBI green finance disclosure requirements, and evolving global regulatory developments from the EU to the UNFCCC.
Exploring the science, economics, and market infrastructure of forest carbon, blue carbon, soil carbon, and emerging biodiversity credit markets. Research spans additionality methodologies, permanence risks, community benefit-sharing, and the integrity of nature-based carbon credits.
SCRF's research is produced by a network of in-house researchers and affiliated fellows drawn from academia, policy institutions, and industry.