Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav arrived in Brasilia to participate in the preparatory meeting for the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 30).
The study, released by the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs ahead of COP30, warns that Tibet, often called the "Roof of the World", is facing environmental breakdown with global implications.
The CEEW issue brief titled "Ten Years of Paris Agreement: A Stocktake of Cooperative Climate Initiatives" examined 203 initiatives launched since COP21 in 2015 and found that despite the rise in voluntary, multi-actor collaborations, most lack measurable progress or accountability framew
Speaking on India's participation in the Conference of the Parties, Correa do Lago told ANI, "India is one of the most important actors in the Conference of the Parties, as India represents a country that is one of the most advanced, technologically and industrially.
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif urged wealthy nations to honour climate finance pledges, saying "loans over loans" can't solve crises. Highlighting Pakistan's flood losses, he reaffirmed emission-cutting goals and renewable energy plans, while lamenting inadequate global support. UN chief Antoni
The global funding target set for COP30 is far behind schedule with only 4-5 per cent of the promised USD 1.3 trillion achieved so far, according to Vishwas Chitale, Fellow, Climate Resilience, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).
Speaking with ANI, Chitale emphasised that one of the crucial aspects of COP30 will be delivering on the climate finance target of $1.3 trillion per year by 2035. This target is part of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) agreed upon at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Andre Aranha Correa do Lago, President of the UN's COP30 Climate Change Conference, said that the developed countries have more responsibility towards climate across the world as they are responsible for the accumulation of carbon dioxide for over two and half centuries.
Brazil's Ambassador to India, Kenneth Felix Haczynski Da Nobrega, said India and Brazil share responsibility in tackling climate change, welcomed Indian support for COP30, noted cooperation amid US tariffs, and praised the smooth G20 presidency transition between the two "brotherly countries