Indian agriculture, employing 45% of workers, faces rising climate risks and ranks ninth on the Climate Risk Index. With only 24% of required adaptation finance secured, mostly public, private investment remains low. Building resilience needs blended finance, PPPs, clear green taxonomy, and stronger global collaboration like GCF.
Click to View MoreNITI Aayog’s report Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero outlines a path to a $30 trillion economy by 2047 and Net Zero by 2070, requiring $22.7 trillion investment with a $6.5 trillion gap. It stresses renewable expansion, critical minerals security, and a just coal transition.
Click to View MoreThe Union Budget 2026–27 stresses “Green Growth” with allocations for CCUS, PM Surya Ghar solar, and nuclear energy, linking climate strategy to EU CBAM pressures and industrial decarbonization; however, funding remains below Net Zero 2070 needs, demanding blended finance and stronger green procurement to close the intent–outcome gap.
Click to View MoreThe UNEP State of Finance for Nature 2026 report highlights a severe global imbalance in environmental finance, revealing that more than $30 is spent on activities that harm nature for every $1 invested in protecting it. Nature-negative financial flows reached around $7.3 trillion annually, while funding for nature-based solutions (NbS) stood at only $220 billion. Harmful subsidies for fossil fuels, industrial agriculture, and resource-intensive sectors continue to dominate global spending patterns. Although investment in NbS has shown modest growth and some decline in fossil fuel financing is visible, progress remains far too slow. UNEP warns that NbS funding must rise to at least $571 billion per year by 2030 to meet global climate, biodiversity, and land restoration targets. Without redirecting financial systems toward nature-positive investments, the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution will intensify.
Click to View MoreThe UNEP report exposes a stark 30:1 imbalance, with nature-harming finance vastly exceeding investments in Nature-based Solutions, deepening the triple planetary crisis. It urges repurposing harmful subsidies and scaling public–private capital. For India, despite CAMPA and Namami Gange, mobilising private finance and reforming subsidies remain key challenges.
Click to View MoreCOP30 adopted the Just Transition Mechanism, a win for developing countries seeking equity in climate action. But the mechanism lacks timelines, clear functions and, crucially, funding from developed nations. Without finance, it risks becoming an empty shell, leaving nations like India without support for a fair energy transition.
Click to View MoreThe Fossil Fuel Treaty seeks to complement the Paris Agreement by ending new fossil expansion, phasing out existing production, and supporting a just transition. It targets the widening production gap but faces resistance from major producers. For India, it poses a tough balance between climate goals and coal-dependent development.
Click to View MoreCOP30 in Belém marks a shift from promises to action, pushing nations to submit stronger NDCs after the Global Stocktake showed the world is off-track. Talks will focus on ambition, finance and just transition. India must balance development needs with tighter climate goals while upholding climate justice.
Click to View MoreThe $125-billion Brazil-led Tropical Forests Forever Facility uses blended finance to reward developing nations for verified forest conservation. It channels 20% of funds to Indigenous communities and shifts focus from grants to performance. India participates as an observer, supporting this South-South climate effort.
Click to View MoreCOP30 in Belém marks a shift from talks to real action. With the U.S. pulling back, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa are expected to lead. The summit highlights forest protection, the Baku to Belém roadmap, and finance, urging developing nations to pair climate ambition with fairness.
Click to View MoreClimate change is increasingly recognised as a material financial risk, impacting banks, investors, and markets through physical and transition risks. Regulators like the RBI are introducing frameworks for disclosure, risk management, and governance to enhance financial stability. While awareness among investors is growing, bridging the gap between recognition and action—through metrics, transition plans, and green investments—is critical to building a resilient, sustainable, and net-zero aligned financial system.
Click to View MoreThe UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025 warns that weak national pledges keep the world on a 2.3–2.5°C warming path. Global emissions rose 2.3% in 2024, widening the gap to the 1.5°C goal amid poor implementation, limited finance, and stalled G20 climate action.
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