India-U.K. Climate Partnership: Turning Climate Ambition into Action

13 Nov 2026

Context: Mumbai is hosting the largest-ever edition of the Earthshot Prize, bringing together innovators, investors, businesses, policymakers and young people to scale environmental solutions.Five winners will receive £1 million each to accelerate th...

COP31: CLIMATE FINANCE AND ENERGY TRANSITION

11 Nov 2026

Context: 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commenced in Antalya, Türkiye.Geopolitical context: The United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement has intensified demands o...

COP31: MAKING CLIMATE IMPLEMENTATION MEASURABLE

05 Nov 2026

Context: Successive Conferences of Parties (COPs) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have increasingly branded themselves as 'Implementation COPs'.Turkey has termed COP31 the "COP of the Future: The COP of Implem...

United Nations: Need for a Secretary-General Who Can Restore Moral Authority

24 Oct 2026

Context: The UN is preparing to select the 10th Secretary-General (UNSG), succeeding António Guterres. The choice comes amid rising conflicts, technological disruption, inadequate climate action and declining confidence in multilateral institutions.C...

A Case for Joining the Global Carbon Coalition

19 Oct 2026

Context: Nearly 500 Indian companies across seven industrial sectors submitted their first compliance reports on July 31, operationalising India’s domestic compliance carbon market. First carbon credits were expected in October, followed by trading o...