‘Climate change is treated as a business opportunity rather than an urgent crisis,’ said environment secretary Leena Nandan at IIC, implicating the richer nations.
The UNDP Administrator hailed the carbon market framework and the $300 billion pledged by developed nations as affirmations of the Paris Agreement's commitment.
Recent research shows extreme weather is already costing vulnerable island nations $141 billion each year. This will rise to $1 trillion annually by 2030.
Deciding the quantum and other aspects of climate financing was one of the central aims of this edition of the climate conference, dubbed the 'finance COP' for this reason.
India’s national statement in Baku, Azerbaijan, also called on developed nations to take the lead in reducing emissions and allow adequate carbon space for developing countries.
With COP29, India, Russia, and China can take the lead in climate change mitigation and establish necessary financial protocols. But they must set aside their differences first.
Over millennia, men, social groups, and countries have fought over land, resources, women, even honour, but the arrival of Abrahamic monotheism brought in a...
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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