India Calls for Stronger Climate Finance and Adaptation Support at Bonn UN Talks
India has urged the United Nations climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany to prioritize climate finance and adaptation funding gaps, emphasizing that developed nations must fulfill their Paris Agreement obligations to support developing countries. The intervention reflects India's position alongside other developing nations in the G-77, LMDC, and BASIC blocs on equitable climate action. The push comes as the Bonn talks prepare draft decisions for COP31 in Turkey, where implementation of climate commitments will be a central focus.
At the 64th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) in Bonn, India delivered a statement calling for dedicated agenda space to address the shrinking pool of climate finance and widening adaptation finance gap between developed and developing nations. India's Ministry of External Affairs representative Harkeerat Randhawa emphasized that developed countries must honor their Paris Agreement commitments to provide financial support to developing nations. The statement also addressed concerns about unilateral trade measures like the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), arguing they adversely affect developing countries' climate action. India stressed that equity and historical responsibility must guide climate negotiations, asserting that developing countries need carbon space for poverty eradication and energy access while developed nations lead through accelerated emissions cuts. The Bonn meeting, running from June 8-18, is the first multilateral climate conference since COP30 in Brazil and serves as a preparatory session for COP31 in Antalya, Turkey in November.
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India pushes for dialogue on climate finance, adaptation at Bonn climate talks
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