International treaty

UK-India CETA Chapter 21: Environment

Text of chapter 21 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and India.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 24 July 2025

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This chapter commits the UK and India to strive to ensure their respective environmental laws encourage high levels of environmental protection, and not to waive their environmental laws to encourage bilateral trade or investment. It recognises the right of the UK and India to regulate in pursuit of our ambitious climate and environment goals, such as net zero by 2050.

The environment chapter also reaffirms our mutual commitments to global environmental agreements including the Paris Agreement and 1.5°C temperature goal, commit the UK and India to endeavour to facilitate and promote trade in environmental goods and services and encourage the transition to clean energy, and strengthen co-operation .

The agreement is not yet in force. Both the UK and India are required to complete their respective domestic procedures for the agreement to come into effect. Once ratified by both countries, businesses will be able to trade under its terms.

Published 24 July 2025