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November 21, 2025 3:48 PM

India stresses global equity, people-centric approach to Just Transition at CoP30 in Belem

India called for a fair, inclusive and people-focused approach to global climate action during the Third Annual High-Level Ministerial Roundtable on Just Transition at UNFCCC CoP30 in Belem, Brazil. Addressing delegates on Thursday, Union Environment Minister Bhupender underscored that a truly just transition must extend far beyond the energy sector, describing it as an “economy-wide, all-inclusive, people-centred transformation” that respects national circumstances and upholds the principl...

November 18, 2025 9:54 AM

Bhupender Yadav calls for stronger global partnerships at LeadIT Roundtable during COP30 in Brazil

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday called for enhanced global cooperation to accelerate low-carbon industrial transition, while addressing the LeadIT Industry Leaders’ Roundtable at the UNFCCC COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil. Speaking as Co-Chair of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), Yadav said the meeting comes at a crucial moment as the world marks 10 years of the Paris Agreement. “We now have to move from goal setting to implementation,” he said. T...

November 16, 2025 3:24 PM

Climate protesters swelter in Brazilian sun outside COP30 summit

Thousands of climate protesters marched through the Brazilian city of Belem on Saturday in a noisy, diverse and peaceful display to demand more action to protect the fate of the planet and to vent their anger at governments and fossil fuel industries. A short distance away, negotiators reached the halfway point in the marathon COP30 climate summit, which seeks to turn years of promises into action to halt rising global temperatures and deliver support to those most affected by a warmer planet. ...

November 6, 2025 4:55 PM

Sao Paulo hosts business leaders as COP30 prepares to launch in Belem

As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate talks, the business and finance leaders they are hoping will bankroll the fight against global warming are thousands of miles away on the other side of the country – by design. Many of the executives who attended recent U.N. climate summits in Baku, Dubai, Sharm el-Sheikh and Glasgow have clustered this week in the business center of Sao Paulo, rather than jockeying for hard-to-find hotel rooms in the smaller Amazonian ci...

October 10, 2025 3:05 PM

From Bharat to Belém: Delhi Declaration amplifies Global South’s urban voice ahead of COP30

The Delhi Declaration on Local Action for Global Climate Goals emerged as the central outcome of the first ARISE Cities Forum 2025, setting the tone for urban climate leadership at the upcoming COP30. Adopted in New Delhi on October 9, the declaration brings together cities and local governments from across the Global South in a unified call for stronger multilevel cooperation and accelerated climate action. The Forum, co-hosted by ICLEI South Asia and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)...