Anandita Gupta

Anandita Gupta is a research fellow at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi. As a research fellow at NIPFP, Anandita provides research support towards policy development for the Department of Economic Affairs in the Indian Ministry of Finance. Her inputs have particularly focused on strengthening engagement with Multilateral Development Banks, in the realms of climate finance, external debt management, and private capital mobilisation. Her core areas of interest lie in climate resilient mechanisms, climate finance, and public policy. Anandita holds a B.A. in Economics and Environmental Studies, and an MSc. in Geoinformatics.

EU’s ‘Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’: How will it impact trade?
Introduced in 2023 by the European Union, the ‘Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’ will apply a carbon price on emissions embedded in the production of carbon-intensive goods imported to the region. In this post, Gupta, Pandey and Sapatnekar contend that the initiative can impact trade competitiveness and profitability of exporters, favouring nations with faster decarbonisation ability and robust carbon pricing systems
