Climate Finance

India is laying the foundation stones of a national compliance carbon market. The market design features and regulatory systems are progressively under development, and industries are starting to prepare for the market. Much of the conversation so far has focused on targets, sectors, and trading rules. These are of course important — but the strongest foundation of an effective carbon market is something far more elementary.

On 27 January 2026, after nearly two decades of negotiations, India and the European Union (EU) finally concluded a free trade agreement (FTA). It comes amid a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, in which both sides seek to diversify market access and de-risk their supply chains. Beyond the FTA, the two blocs signed a Joint India-European Comprehensive Strategic Agenda setting out a broad framework for cooperation, including in areas such as sustainability, innovation, and defence.

Part 1 of CarbonCopy’s series on non-economic loss and damage examines how climate impacts along Odisha’s coast are eroding identity, culture and belonging beyond what compensation frameworks recognise

On one hand, India is rapidly growing as an economy, which is driving infrastructure expansion. On the other hand, rising climate risks may be outpacing the country’s ability to insure these assets, according to a new report released by Climate Trends.

On January 13, US President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran. The news was received with consternation in Iran and beyond. Oil is Teheran’s biggest export — with China accounting for 80% of Iran’s petroleum exports. If the middle kingdom fell in line with

India won’t use international rankings to shape its climate or pollution policy, the environment ministry told Parliament, distancing itself from reports that frequently place the country among the world’s most climate-vulnerable and polluted. Asked about the latest Global Climate Risk Index

While negotiators in Brazil debated language, the G20 delivered structure. South Africa continued on the groundwork laid by India and Brazil in the past two years to ensure that the Global South — not the G7 — was driving that shift. This is not about the Global North vs South. It’s about leverage: who

A new analysis found that India needs to deploy public capital strategically to bridge the finance gap for green steel projects, which are technically proven but still considered risky for private finance. This analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said it will help avoid carbon lock-in from its planned capacity expansion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for the creation of the Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative which will foster recycling, urban mining, second-life battery projects, and related innovations at the two-day G20 Leader’s Declaration event.

What was meant to be a smooth closing act at COP30 in Belém briefly spiralled into chaos. Objections from countries like Colombia, Uruguay and Panama — who argued that their concerns were sidelined by the Brazilian Presidency — forced the suspension of the final plenary for nearly an hour.

The second week of COP30 started off with two much needed ingredients: stormy rainfall which sent temperatures dipping, and India’s announcement it will be announcing its revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

While nearly 40,000 protesters took to the streets of Belém, beating up a furore against the threat of climate change, the mood at the COP30 venue remained rather nonchalant a week into the negotiations. Views from the consultations regarding the four issues, namely trade, finance, 1.5°C and emissions

COP30 is almost at the halfway mark and country stances are getting clearer as negotiations progress. For India, the position is crystal clear: nothing moves unless finance does, according to a source familiar with the delegation’s strategy.