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Bonn Climate Talks End in Gridlock Over Finance Commitments and Green Trade
Definitive success was an agreement on the operational rules for the Just Transition Work Programme
Bonn and Beyond: Countries Must Shift Focus From Targets to Implementation
The discussion at SB64 showed how difficult that shift remains. On adaptation, negotiations became mired in disagreements over references to tripling adaptation finance.
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From Santa Marta to Bonn and Towards COP31, The Fossil-fuel Transition Needs Realism
As negotiators gather in Bonn on June 8 after the landmark Santa Marta conference, the debate on moving away from fossil fuels must shift from declarations and coalitions to the practical challenges of finance, technology, energy security, critical minerals, and a just transition for developing countries
The Great LPG Divide: India’s LPG Cylinder Market Splits in Two
As the Iran war disrupts global supplies, registered consumers remain protected while migrant workers and poorer households pay some of the highest rates anywhere in the world for LPG
As India Chases Net Zero, Should It Back Rivers Over Dams?
From Rajasthan’s revived Sherni river to the shrinking Yamuna, evidence is mounting that decentralised water restoration may, in some cases, deliver greater climate resilience and lower social costs than conventional hydropower-led river development
Heat Stress Emerges as a Missing Link in Noida Labour Protest
A recent protest took place in Noida’s industrial belt on 13 April, 2026, where about 45,000 factory workers demanded wage hikes, fixed hours, and overtime pay. The UP government in turn announced an interim minimum wage hike after the protests turned violent on day four.
India Elevates Its Climate Ambition In A World Mired in Conflicts
Timing, in climate diplomacy, is everything. India released the third instalment of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) this week as the West Asia crisis continues to intensify and energy markets convulsed.
India Announces NDC 3.0, Focuses on Emission Cut and Clean Energy
India’s cabinet has approved the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) for the period 2031 to 2035 after months of delay, at a time when geopolitical conflict in West Asia disrupted the global energy supply chains and exposed the cost of fossil fuel dependence.
Data is the New Collateral: Building a High-Fidelity Indian Carbon Market
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.
Strait of Hormuz Disruption Exposes Fertilisers Supply Vulnerability, Raises Food Security Concerns
The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating tensions in West Asia have highlighted the vulnerability of the global fertiliser supply, potentially jeopardising food security worldwide.
Fixing municipal capacity and capital for cleaner cities
Following the Supreme Court of India’s recent direction to states and urban local bodies to tighten compliance with solid waste management rules, and the Union Budget’s push for urban infrastructure financing and municipal bond incentives, the fundamentals of city governance and capacity needs renewed attention. India will need nearly USD 840 billion in urban infrastructure investment over the next 15 years. Yet Indian cities raise less than 0.6 per cent of GDP in own-source revenues, compared to 2-4 per cent mobilised by cities in developed OECD countries. The mismatch between ambition and capacity may now be too large to ignore.