Climate Policy
Policies define the roadmap for our planet’s future. Explore what’s proposed, approved and in motion.
Pesticides Management Bill, 2025: Revised draft, but old gaps remain
The Centre released a fresh draft of The Pesticide Management Bill, 2025, aimed at regulating manufacture, import, sale and use of pesticides, DTE reported adding that the proposed law seeks to replace..
Climate action in a fractured world: Trends for 2026
On January 13, US President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran. The news was received with consternation in Iran and beyond. Oil is Teheran’s biggest export — with China..
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US Strike on Venezuela Reshapes Energy Politics, Raises Strategic Dilemmas for India
The US military intervention in Venezuela — a nation sitting on the world’s largest oil reserves — marks a significant shift in how Washington plans to exert power in a more fragmented world.
Trump Approves Bill Proposing 500% Tariffs on Brazil, China, and India Over Russian Oil Trade
India’s Stock Benchmark fell the most in 4 months after the announcement and oil and…
Companies in BASIC nations are turning carbon rules into an advantage: Report
The report finds that MNCs with global supply chains are putting measures ahead of the…
Can green trade barriers save the environment?
What Malaysia’s experience with Sustainable Palm Oil tells us about tropical deforestation — and CBAM….
Brazil Set 60-Day Deadline for Fossil Fuel Phase Out Plan
Experts are watching if the the proposal will address Brazil’s planned increase in oil production…
Litigation increases legalisation of protection against climate threats: Report
Courts are recognising companies’ obligations to cut emissions and enforce legal limits on government support…
What COP30 reveals about the next phase of multilateralism
Belém revealed a shifting balance of power and the challenges shaping multilateralism’s future COP30 did…
EU to waste billions on hydrogen pipelines in new PCI list, warns experts
The experts warn that if these projects materialise, they will entrench Europe’s reliance on fossil…
India needs targeted public finance to scale green steel production
The analysis finds that government-backed credit guarantee facility can mobilise commercial capital with minimal budget…
India Pushes for Critical Minerals Circularity and Collective Action on Climate at G20
The G20 Leader’s Declaration put emphasis on multilateral cooperation amid geopolitical and economic divide Prime…
From fire to fallout: COP30’s uneasy compromise
A new presidency cover text drops fossil fuel language, softens finance commitments and leaves the…
As COP30 rolls out a tropical forest fund, how are India’s natural forests doing?
Part 4 of CarbonCopy’s forest series finds that even as the Forest Survey of India…
Rising Global Energy Demand Fuel Security Threats: WEO Report
The report finds that power lines proved particularly vulnerable, with transmission and distribution grid damages…
Finance, tensions and protests: Day 2 at COP30
India spoke on behalf of developing countries on the need of CBDR and adaptation After…
COP30 kicks off with eyes on big developing countries
With the US and EU wavering, Brazil signals that the Global South may now drive…