India
India fires warning shot with rejection of finance deal at COP29
India gave a fiery speech after UN talks approved a new climate finance goal, suggesting rich nations are failing in their duty to help the Global South
India, donor countries give up on Just Energy Transition Partnership – German official
Germany officials confirmed India and donor countries dropped a deal to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels in the South Asian country
Indian coal giants pushed for lax pollution rules while ramping up production
Even as India agreed to phase down coal power at UN climate talks, state-run firms were lobbying government to weaken pollution regulations and expand the sector
Pollution clampdown on Delhi kilns threatens brick workers’ future
Emissions controls are causing brick kilns to close, raising fears that migrant labourers – who lack social safety nets – will struggle to earn a livingÂ
What will it take to protect India’s angry farmers from climate threats?
Indebted farmers, facing falling yields and water scarcity, want legally guaranteed price support for more crops – but that may not fix their climate woes
India wants its own solar industry but has to break reliance with China first
To compete with China, India wants to make solar panels from scratch. But dependence on its rival for key components make it a tough task
Governments fail to agree timeline for climate science reports in fraught IPCC talks
Saudi, India and China led opposition against a proposal to link the IPCC’s assessment cycle with the global stocktake, sources told Climate Home.
The subtle art of scaling up climate adaptation
Climate funds are the early adopters of a different way of doing finance. One which prioritises the climate, communities and the natural world.
India set to push for green World Bank reforms at G20
India wants the World Bank to lend more money for climate finance, at cheaper rates, in developing countries and will use its G20 chair to push this agenda
India announces $4.3 billion investment in clean energy
India wants to become a leader in green hydrogen production and to develop huge solar projects in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas
Sinking town exposes perils of Himalayan hydropower
The government ignored warnings that building large hydropower projects in the Himalayas was unsafe. Now Josimath town is falling apart
Cost of a KitKat: Big brands leave sugar farmers at the mercy of climate extremes
Nestlé, Coca Cola and Pepsi are among the buyers from Nanglamal Sugar Complex, which smallholders say gives no help with climate resilience
India’s female cane cutters face child marriage and hysterectomy
Women and girls in India’s sugar fields are exposed to sexual harassment, backbreaking work and inadequate healthcare
Migrant labourers suffer exploitation in India’s sugar fields
Millions of people migrate each year to work in India’s sugar fields under extreme heat, harsh conditions and debt bondage
India’s sugarcane farmers struggle to cope with droughts and floods
In India more intense droughts and floods are destroying sugarcane crops and plunging millions of farmers and their families into debt
As Cop27 kicks off, where are the coal to clean deals at?
Rich countries have been discussing “just energy transition partnerships” with South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and Senegal
India approves climate plan with increased ambition, clarifying energy goals
The cabinet has cemented a verbal pledge by prime minister Narendra Modi to aim for net zero emissions by 2070 and improve carbon efficiency this decade
Indian tribes fight to save forest homes from coal mining
In Hasdeo Aranya, indigenous people have been resisting coal mines for a decade and allege their consent for new projects has been forged
Prison, party mansions and a naval base among urban areas India claims as ‘forest’
The government has long used a broad definition of forests which is at odds with UN guidance and overstates India’s climate credentials
India falsely claims forestry progress in ‘skewed’ report, experts warn
By counting plantations and urban parks as forests, the Indian government hides deforestation caused by industrial projects