In Focus-Parley | Should India take global leadership on climate change?
Oct 23, 2025•45 min
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Episode description
Ahead of Conference of the Parties 30 (COP30) in November in Belém, Brazil, global headwinds have left many developed countries in the West increasingly reluctant to take on the mantle of climate leadership. India, like other countries, is expected to update climate commitments and present an adaption plan.
Should India take global leadership on climate change? Here we discuss the question.
Guests: Hisham Mundol, Chief Adviser, India, Environmental Defense Fund; Ulka Kelkar, Executive Program Director — Climate, Economics and Finance, WRI India
Host: Jacob Koshy
Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian
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