Overview
- Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav met China’s climate envoy Liu Zhenmin in Belém to coordinate Like‑Minded Developing Countries and emphasize safeguarding the Paris Agreement’s integrity.
- Yadav also met Cuba’s science and environment minister Armando Rodriguez Batista to advance renewable‑energy cooperation through the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
- In India’s National Statement, Yadav urged developed nations to hit net zero far earlier than current target dates and to provide new, additional, concessional finance at a scale of trillions, not billions.
- India called for affordable, accessible climate technologies and for the removal of restrictive intellectual property barriers that impede deployment in developing countries.
- Yadav highlighted domestic progress, citing a more than 36% drop in emissions intensity since 2005, non‑fossil sources exceeding half of installed power capacity, and over 2 billion plants planted in sixteen months.