Development Space vs. Climate Discipline in the India–EU Partnership

EuroScope @ Global Eye Intelligence presents a critical policy brief at the heart of global trade, climate, and development politics. Development Space vs. Climate Discipline dissects the widening gap between the European Union’s sanctions-based sustainability enforcement model and India’s sovereignty-centred, development-first climate strategy within the India–EU Free Trade Agreement.

This report explains why the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapter has emerged as a decisive fault line—covering the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), labour standards, ILO conventions, and enforcement mechanisms. It highlights how CBAM risks reshaping global supply chains, disproportionately impacting Indian steel and aluminium exports, while raising deeper questions of equity between developed and emerging economies. The brief also examines labour-rights debates, constitutional constraints, and the EU’s push for stronger compliance architectures versus India’s preference for cooperative, outcome-oriented approaches.

Beyond diagnosis, the report offers clear strategic pathways—from transition periods and climate finance to domestic carbon pricing and institutional capacity-building—that could unlock a balanced green deal without eroding development priorities.

For policymakers, investors, sustainability leaders, and geopolitical analysts, this is essential intelligence.

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