Overview
- Environment minister Bhupender Yadav urged the G20 to bridge the gap between climate ambition and implementation by respecting national contributions and enhancing capacities.
- He reaffirmed the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities and said finance for developing countries must be treated as a duty, not a promise.
- India proposed a G20 Knowledge and Solution Exchange Platform and called for co-developed, non-restrictive technology transfer to scale best practices.
- The delegation backed ecosystem-based, participatory conservation and cautioned against commodifying biodiversity or imposing prescriptive, trade-linked standards, highlighting circular-economy and EPR models.
- India supported cooperative efforts on air quality, marine spatial planning and voluntary action on abandoned fishing gear, and pressed for equity in decarbonising marine transport while noting it surpassed 50% non-fossil power capacity in July 2025.