Vamsi Shankar Kapilavai, Programme Lead, Environment and Climate Action

Climate action in India has come a long way. States have developed climate action plans, launched missions, and initiated interventions across energy, water, agriculture, and urban sectors.

The Amazon was a symbol of the undeniable urgency with which COP30 commenced. The rainforest, a global stabiliser, was clearly under increasing pressure, setting a context for a conference in which ambition and anxiety went hand in hand. Delegates were greeted with the position that this would be the COP of implementation. By the conclusion of the conference, the world was left pondering whether Belem had advanced climate justice, or it simply rearranged old promises.

This blog was originally published in Citizen Matters on 26th May, 2025.