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Center-Right Owned by HT Media Ltd.India to push for equitable climate finance, practical solutions at COP31
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India’s Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the country will push for predictable climate finance and an equitable transition at the upcoming UN climate summit, urging developed nations to meet their financial obligations to developing countries and to ensure that such finance does not increase debt burdens. He also ruled out India’s support for any roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, citing the government’s commitment to guaranteeing electricity access for citizens, and affirmed that there will be no fossil‑fuel phase‑out plan endorsed by India at COP31.
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India will reiterate that developed countries must fulfil their financial obligations to developing nations; finance provided by developed countries must not add to the debt burden of developing countries, says Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav
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The minister said climate adaptation too remains a priority for India, stating the agenda should remain separate from negotiations
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India's environment minister Bhupender Yadav reaffirmed the country's opposition to trade-linked barriers at COP31. The upcoming negotiations will focus on the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism affecting various Indian sectors. Participation in carbon markets should remain voluntary, according…
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Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav says New Delhi will champion the Global South at Antalya, demanding predictable, non-debt climate finance and opposing top-down mitigation targets.
