India pushes for dialogue on climate finance, adaptation at Bonn climate talks
India has urged the UN climate talks in Bonn to prioritize the widening gap in climate finance and adaptation funding. The country is advocating for developed nations to fulfill their obligations to support developing nations under the Paris Agreement.
Why it matters
The debate over climate finance is a central point of contention in international climate negotiations, affecting the ability of developing nations to transition to green energy.
India has called for the shrinking pool of climate finance and a widening adaptation finance gap to be tackled head-on at the United Nations climate negotiations-linked talks under way in Bonn, Germany. It has urged that a Paris Agreement provision, which obliges developed countries to provide funds to developing nations, be given dedicated agenda space to enable substantive progress. The intervention came in India’s statement to the 64 th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64), delivered by Harkeerat Randhawa of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). India associated itself with the positions taken on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (G-77), the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) and the BASIC bloc (Brazil, South Africa, India, China).
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