SDG 13: Climate Action | SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Institutions: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | NITI Aayog
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary speaking at New York Climate Week (22 September 2025), emphasised that the world is entering a new era of climate action. He called for accelerating the shift from ambition to implementation- making climate goals more visible in real economies, real lives, and sector-by-sector progress.
While investment in renewables has increased tenfold over the past decade, the benefits are unevenly distributed, and many projects remain stuck. More than 90% of new renewable power now costs less than the cheapest new fossil option, and governments are urged to make clean energy, efficiency, electrification, storage, and resilience tools available in all nations.
The Secretary also pointed to the upcoming Global Stocktake and COP30 as crucial moments: establishing a βroadmap to USD 1.3 trillion annually of accessible, deployable financeβ is central, alongside improving climate finance accessibility, industrial transformation, justice, and inclusion.
India has pledged to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil electricity capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070. For policy stakeholders, this means shifting focus from ambition to execution - securing accessible climate finance, strengthening state-level implementation, and ensuring that clean energy, resilience, and transition policies deliver benefits across sectors and communities. Success will depend on aligning industrial policy, finance flows, and equity considerations with Indiaβs climate commitments.
What is COP30?
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in BelΓ©m, Brazil, in November 2025. It is a key global climate summit where governments negotiate progress on the Paris Agreement.COP30 is especially significant because it will host the conclusion of the first Global Stocktake, a process that assesses how far the world is on track with climate pledges and what more is needed. Outcomes are expected to shape the next round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) due in 2025.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders:
How can India ensure its climate plans translate into fast, inclusive, and measurable action, across sectors and geographies, so that its own Global Stocktake outcomes are stronger and more equitable?
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