Unlocking Scale, Co-Benefits, and Global Impact: CDR in India
India is emerging as one of the world’s most important geographies for durable carbon removal. With vast agricultural landscapes, abundant biomass, extensive basalt reserves, and a rapidly growing climate-tech ecosystem, the country has the potential to deliver gigaton-scale removals while generating meaningful economic and social co-benefits.
This handbook outlines India’s unique advantages for deploying durable CDR solutions such as biochar, enhanced rock weathering, and emerging engineered pathways. It highlights the country’s cost competitiveness, strong innovation ecosystem, rising policy momentum, and the opportunity to deliver transformative outcomes for smallholder farmers, soil health, and climate resilience.
Developed for policymakers, funders, corporate climate leaders, and ecosystem actors, this resource offers a clear, data-backed overview of why India can become a global leader in CDR and what is needed to catalyse the sector.