London — As the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan enters its final days, there are growing frustrations over the apparent lack of progress toward securing a deal on climate finance, which is seen as a crucial step in reducing emissions and limiting global warming. Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s COP29 president, called on delegates to show … Read more
The 19th G20 Summit in Brazil on Monday and Tuesday will bring leaders of all major economies together once again. The task before them is cut out. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is representing India for a record eleventh successive time. Such continuity is an advantage in a world of turmoil…when there is a deficit of … Read more
The Indian delegation heads to COP29 this week with strong red lines, despite growing doubt over the fate of the climate action discussions, with Trump now ruling the US. The first is the primacy of the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015, and all parties must adhere to it. COP29 in Baku is largely about ‘finance’ … Read more
DUBAI: Calling out rich nations for their failure to mobilise adequate resources for developing countries, India on Friday asked for clarity in the very definition of ‘climate finance‘ and said the absence of it leads to lack of trust and transparency.“In my view, the minimum short-term action that we need to prioritise and work together … Read more
