Carbon Market Specialist – India
EcoGuard Global
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Job type
- Full-time
About the role
Website:
ecoguardglobal.com
Job details:
Experience: 5–6 Years
Location: India
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end carbon project development in India, from opportunity identification and feasibility assessment to validation, registration, verification, issuance and monetisation of carbon credits.
- Identify and evaluate carbon projects across sectors such as renewable energy, agriculture, waste management, industrial decarbonisation, energy efficiency, bioenergy, forestry/AFOLU, clean cooking and carbon removals.
- Assess project eligibility and applicability of methodologies under Verra VCS, Gold Standard, Global Carbon Council (GCC) and other relevant international carbon standards.
- Develop working knowledge of India's evolving Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) and Indian Carbon Market (ICM) and monitor regulations, notifications and sector-specific requirements issued by relevant Indian authorities.
- Support projects intended for international markets by assessing requirements related to Paris Agreement Article 6, host-country authorisation, corresponding adjustments and CORSIA, where applicable.
- Prepare and review PDDs, feasibility reports, baseline assessments, additionality assessments, monitoring plans, emission-reduction calculations and other technical documentation.
- Coordinate MRV and digital MRV (dMRV) activities, including collection, validation and analysis of project data required for carbon-credit issuance.
- Liaise with project developers, corporates, government departments, state agencies, VVBs, carbon registries, consultants and technology partners for timely project execution.
- Conduct due diligence on potential projects covering methodology eligibility, additionality, baseline, leakage, permanence, environmental integrity, regulatory risks and expected carbon-credit generation.
- Develop carbon-credit projections covering tCO₂e reductions/removals, crediting period, expected issuance, project costs, carbon pricing and potential carbon revenues.
- Support commercial structuring of carbon projects, including carbon-credit offtake agreements, forward purchase arrangements, revenue-sharing models and project-financing structures.
- Track domestic and international carbon-credit prices, buyer requirements, market trends and regulatory developments relevant to Indian projects.
- Support engagement with Indian corporates, PSUs, state governments, municipalities, agricultural organisations and industrial project owners for development of scalable carbon programmes.
- Coordinate with internal technical, commercial, legal and finance teams for NDAs, MoUs, project agreements, term sheets and commercial proposals.
- Maintain a comprehensive India carbon-project pipeline, tracking project stage, methodology, expected volumes, validation/verification status, issuance timelines, commercial discussions and key action items.
- Prepare concept notes, project proposals, technical presentations, financial assessments and management reports for clients, government stakeholders, investors and senior management.
- Represent the organisation in meetings with government agencies, industry bodies, carbon-market stakeholders, project developers and potential buyers.
Candidate Profile
- 5–6 years of experience in carbon markets, climate change, sustainability, ESG, GHG accounting, carbon project development or climate finance, preferably with direct exposure to Indian projects.
- Strong understanding of GHG accounting, MRV, carbon methodologies and the carbon project lifecycle.
- Experience with one or more standards such as Verra, Gold Standard or GCC.
- Understanding of the Indian Carbon Market/CCTS and emerging international mechanisms such as Article 6 and CORSIA.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work with emission-reduction calculations, Excel-based financial models and large project datasets.
- Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to interact confidently with government officials, corporates, project developers, auditors and international stakeholders.
- Ability to independently manage multiple carbon projects from initial assessment through registration and issuance.
Please share your profile/CV at aarthi.bhardwaj@ecoguardglobal.com
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