Adaptation Fund gets barely 40 per cent of its minimum requirement at COP30, say experts
India's last project from the fund approved in 2016, litmus test for developed countries and UNFCCC process
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COP30 negotiations in last stage, adaptation faces hurdles but broad unity likely on just transition
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 21, 2025
Demand to include fossil fuel roadmap in final text, India wants template of financial support from developed countries
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Reports bare cause and effect of climate change in India during 2024
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 20, 2025
The country experienced the warmest year on record last year, as well as highest frequency of disasters ever in 2025
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Global report finds India poor performer in climate action during 2025 due to coal dependence
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 19, 2025
The country drops 13 places compared to last year; Indian official counters findings with ‘before schedule’ NDC achievement
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India a global hotspot of methane emissions from stubble burning: UN report at COP30
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 19, 2025
One-tenth of global emissions is from India, the world’s third largest methane emitter after China and the US
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Fossil fuel lobbyist number breaks records in COP 30, as fossil fuel emission rises
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 15, 2025
Oil lobby argues that engagement is essential for just transition, counters claim that they are influencing the discourse
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World going in wrong direction as greenhouse gas emissions hit all-time high, warns report
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 13, 2025
India’s emission rise set to slow down as the US projected to record sharpest rise among major emitters
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Billions, including children, are under severe risk for living close to fossil fuel infrastructure: first global study
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 12, 2025
The study vindicates the need for an immediate roadmap for fossil fuel cuts and an anti-fossil fuel treaty, feel activists
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Hundreds of indigenous protesters try to break into COP30 venue protesting Brazil government’s and big businesses policies, Palestine flag raised
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 12, 2025
The second day of COP30 was marked by a major protest erupting with hundreds of people from indigenous communities marching towards the Hangar Convention Centre, Belém, Brazil, and pushing their way into it. The Plurals was present during the demonstration that turned hostile but was eventually contained. While protests near and even inside COP venues is not
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Nothing cool about it: greenhouse gas emissions from cooling equipment may double globally by 2050
- by Jayanta Basu, Bonn
- November 12, 2025
Kolkata, Delhi’s heat stress threat finds mention in UN report that says global cooling demand could triple by mid-century