The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF), designed to reward countries for keeping their forests standing, has been endorsed by 53 countries at COP 30.
Ahead of COP-30, EU commits to 90% reduction in emissions by 2040, climate neutrality by 2050. But climate experts say it is too little, too late, 'just sleight of hand'.
PM missed COP-29 too as dates overlapped with Maharashtra polls. A focus area this year will be adaptation—negotiations of indicators to monitor countries’ progress on climate commitments.
The private sector stays out of climate resilience funding because projects lack revenue models, bankability, and local data. But empowered Urban Local Bodies can unlock that.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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