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WEEKLY BRIEFING Week 22, 2026 29 May 2026

Transition Risk Intelligence Brief — W22 2026

This week: CBAM expanded to cover cement and steel embedded carbon declarations. SEBI issues stricter BRSR Core assurance guidelines. India carbon market price discovery continues at ₹2,840/tCO₂. EU extends ETS to maritime sector from Q3 2026. NGFS updates baseline scenario assumptions — 1.5°C pathway now requires $130/tCO₂ global carbon price by 2030.

EU ETS Price

€68.40

+€0.82 this week

India Carbon Mkt

₹2,840

+3.4% /tCO₂e

Active Policies

+3 enacted this month

High-Risk Sectors

Above 70/100 transition risk

Key Policy Developments — Week 22 CBAM · SEBI · ISSB · EU ETS

27 May

EU CBAM — Extended to Cement, Steel, Aluminium: Embedded Carbon Declarations from Q3 2026

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Indian exporters: €3.2B annual exposure

ACTIVE

26 May

SEBI Strengthens BRSR Core Assurance: Third-Party Verification Mandatory for Top 150 Listed Companies

SEBI India · Effective FY2025-26

MANDATORY

24 May

NGFS Scenario Update — Net Zero 2050 Pathway Revised: $130/tCO₂ Required by 2030 (Up from $110)

NGFS Phase IV · All scenarios revised

DATA UPDATE

22 May

EU ETS Maritime Extension — Shipping Companies Added to Carbon Market from Q3 2026

EU ETS Maritime sector · 50% of voyages in/out EU

CONFIRMED

20 May

ISSB Jurisdictional Adoption Update — 22 Countries Now Committed to IFRS S1/S2 by 2027

ISSB Global · India monitoring for FY2026

TRACKING

Transition Capital FlowsYTD 2026

Green Bonds Global $420B

+22%

Sustainability Loans Asia-Pac $186B

+18%

Fossil Fuel Divest. Global $2.4T

+14%

ESG AUM Global $40T

+9%

Stranded Asset Risk Fossil $1.4T

+28%

AI Analyst Note Generated

Transition Inflection Signal: The simultaneous enforcement of EU CBAM (cement/steel) and SEBI BRSR Core assurance creates a dual-compliance burden for Indian heavy industry exporters that is materially underpriced in current equity valuations. Sectors most exposed: Steel (+₹24,000 Cr liability), Chemicals (+₹18,000 Cr), Cement (+₹11,000 Cr).

Investor Note: NGFS scenario revision (+$20/tCO₂ price path) increases stranded asset risk for India coal and oil assets by an estimated 18–24% under the Net Zero 2050 pathway. Portfolio managers with India fossil fuel exposure should re-run scenario stress tests under updated NGFS Phase IV assumptions.

Sources: NGFS Phase IV 2024 · EU Official Journal · SEBI Circular 2026 · IEA WEO 2025

Global Climate Regulatory Timeline · 2023–2030

Enacted & Upcoming Regulations48 Active Policies

2023

EU CBAM Phase 1 — Reporting Obligation (Oct 2023)

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters transitional phase. Importers of cement, steel, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen, electricity must report embedded carbon.

ACTIVEEU

2024

ISSB IFRS S1/S2 Effective — Sustainability & Climate Disclosures

ISSB Standards S1 (General Sustainability Disclosures) and S2 (Climate-related Disclosures) effective for annual reporting periods beginning Jan 2024. 22 jurisdictions committed.

ACTIVEGLOBAL

2024

CSRD Phase 1 — Large Listed EU Companies (~1,000 companies)

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive enters force for large listed EU companies. ESRS E1 (climate) mandatory. Double materiality assessment required.

ACTIVEEU

2025

SEBI BRSR Core — Top 150 Listed Companies Mandatory Assurance

SEBI mandates third-party reasonable assurance for BRSR Core KPIs for India's top 150 companies by market cap. Includes GHG emissions, water, waste, energy metrics.

ACTIVEINDIA

2026

EU CBAM Full Implementation — Carbon Certificates for All Imports

CBAM moves from reporting to full certificate surrender. Importers pay for embedded carbon above EU ETS price. Indian steel/cement/chemical exporters face significant liability.

JAN 2026EU

2026

India Carbon Credit Trading Scheme — Domestic Market Price Discovery

India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) gains traction. Domestic carbon price discovery continues. SEBI regulates carbon credit market instruments. BEE administers PAT scheme integration.

ACTIVEINDIA

2027

CSRD Phase 2 — Large Non-Listed EU Companies (~50,000 companies)

Significant expansion of CSRD scope. Value chain reporting requirements create indirect obligations for Indian suppliers and partners of EU multinationals.

2027EU

2028

SEC Climate Disclosure Rule — Full Phase-In All US-Listed Companies

SEC climate disclosure rules fully in effect for all registered entities including foreign private issuers. Scope 1, 2 emissions mandatory; Scope 3 for large accelerated filers.

2028USA

2030

NGFS Carbon Price Target — $130+/tCO₂ Required for 1.5°C Alignment

NGFS Net Zero 2050 pathway requires global average carbon price of $130/tCO₂ by 2030. Current global weighted average: ~$28/tCO₂. Gap of $102/tCO₂ creates massive regulatory catch-up risk.

TARGETGLOBAL