New Delhi wants to continue bilateral efforts to avoid EU carbon taxes, as the outcome of the WTO dispute may be uncertain. India hopes to persuade the EU to recognize its carbon credit certification scheme when the energy ministry finalizes it to ease the burden of additional duties on carbon-intensive products that the bloc plans to introduce as part of a carbon border adjustment. Mechanism (CBAM) from January 2026, sources said. (AUTHOR: AMITI'S DREAM)