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The Decade of Delivery at COP30
COP30 brings the conversation on climate and sustainability back to Brazil, where this journey of global cooperation first began. From Rio to Belém, the dialogue has evolved from why we need to act to how we must deliver.
 
Latest
 
Belém COP30: A Summit focused on implementation
by Arunabha Ghosh
Hindustan Times

 
Post-COP30 global climate order
by Vaibhav Chaturvedi
The New Indian Express

 
Climate finance needs heart
by Arjun Dutt
Financial Express

 
Nature is the missing link in global climate action
by Shreya Wadhawan
CEEW Blog

 
From rhetoric to reality: Why COP30 must become a bank of actions
by Arunabha Ghosh
Business Standard

 
Local Grids to Global Power:India's Energy Transition
by Poojil Tiwari, Neera Majumdar, and Arunabha Ghosh
Data Book

 
The Paris Agreement@10: Has it made a difference?
by Ravi Shankar Prasad and Arunabha Ghosh
The Indian Express 

 
Asia cannot wait for others to step up as climate leaders
by Arunabha Ghosh
CNA

 
Transitions can’t be decreed; they must be co-created
Speech by Arunabha Ghosh
at COP30

 
Commitment to climate pledges
by Arunabha Ghosh
Dainik Jagran

 
COP30 - Time for action on climate change
by Mohana Bharathi Manimaran & Sumit Prasad
NDTV Rajasthan
CEEW calls for closing the implementation, partnership, and finance gaps at COP30
CEEW COP30 Press Conference
South Asia Granary of Climate Solutions Action
by Arunabha Ghosh & Jhalak Aggarwal
CEEW
What South Asia wants from COP30
by Arunabha Ghosh & Jhalak Aggarwal
The Hindu
All promising, but now action
by Arunabha Ghosh
The Economic Times
 
CEEW Events in Belém
 
Action Agenda High-Level Programme
Democratising Planetary Science with Digital Public Infrastructure
10 Nov | 12:30 - 14:30 BRT

This high-level panel will explore how the global community can strengthen planetary science and data analysis through open-access resources, collaborative frameworks, and inclusive data-sharing tools.
Join us at Special Event Room São Francisco (Square-60). Register here
Action Agenda High-Level Programme
Launch of the South Asia Granary of Solutions
11 Nov | 11:00 - 12:00 BRT 

With the world turning to solutions at COP30, this high-level session will unveil the ‘South Asia Granary of Solutions’ — a regional compendium of innovative practices and scalable climate solutions.
Join us at Action Agenda Pavillion, Blue Zone. 
Register here.
Media
CEEW COP30 Press Conference
11 Nov | 14:00 - 14:30 BRT 
With Global South experts, we will talk about closing 3 key gaps: the Ambition Gap (raising targets to match the scale of the crisis), the Implementation Gap (moving from pledges to action), and the Perception Gap (shifting mindset from burden to opportunity).
Join us at Press 2, Area D, Blue Zone.
Roundtable 
Responsibly Scaling Biofuels for Energy Security, Jobs, Growth and Sustainability
11 Nov | 17:00 - 18:30 BRT 
In partnership with the India Climate Collaborative, this roundtable will explore how sustainable biofuels can drive equitable growth while safeguarding biodiversity and enhancing resilience.
Join us at Canto Coworking Space. Register
here.
Roundtable 
Future-Proofing Indo-Pacific Energy Systems: A Practitioners’ Roundtable, with Foresight from the India Story
12 Nov | 15:15 - 16:15 BRT 
Bringing together voices from across the Indo-Pacific, this roundtable will discuss pragmatic solutions for secure, sustainable energy transitions, with insights from India’s journey of innovation and scale.
Join us at SFOC Asia Pavilion, Blue Zone. Register here.
Side Event
AI-Powered Climate Smart Governance: Bridging Policy, Finance, and Resilience Action
13 Nov | 17:00 - 18:00 BRT 

Led by IWMI and the Consortium of International Agricultural Research, this session—joined by CDRI, the environment ministries of Sri Lanka and Zambia, AGNES, CEEW, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—explores how AI tools are turning climate-risk data into action.
Join us at DRI Pavilion, Blue Zone.
Plenary and Roundtable
CEEW Leaders' Dialogue: The Alchemy of Solidarity
14 Nov | 09:00 - 17:00 BRT 

Building on the idea of the global mutirão (collective cooperation), CEEW’s headlining event at COP30, the third edition of Leaders’ Dialogue, will unite envoys and thought leaders to address nexus challenges spanning agri-water policy, resilient cities, and inclusive development.
Join us at UNAMAZ Pavilion, Green Zone 1. Register
here.
Special Envoy High-Level Programme
The Reality Check: Global South Perspectives on Growth & Resilience

17 Nov | 09:30 - 10:30 BRT 
This high-level session will explore how the region is advancing sustainable growth while building climate resilience. Grounded in local realities and a development-first approach, the dialogue will share lessons from regional interventions that are shaping equitable, resilient pathways for the Global South.
Join us at Axis 6, Blue Zone. Register
here.
Action Agenda High-Level Programme
India’s Clean Energy Leap: Lessons for the Global South
18 Nov | 17:00 - 18:00 BRT 
The high-level event will spotlight India’s clean energy transformation as a powerful example of ambition, affordability, and inclusion in action. We will also launch a first-of-its-kind data visualisation book on India’s energy transition.
Join us at Axis 1, Blue Zone. Register here.
Side Event
Integrating Disaster Resilient Infrastructure into National Adaptation Plans: A Global South Focus
18 Nov | 15:30 - 16:30 BRT 

This panel with India Climate Collaborative and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation will explore how disaster-resilient infrastructure can be woven into the fabric of national adaptation planning.
Join us at CDRI Pavilion. Register here.
Side Event
Forecast-based Financing: A Pathway for Anticipatory Adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region
18 Nov | 10:00 - 10:45 BRT 

Featuring ICIMOD, ICCI, and the Stockholm Environment Institute, this CEEW panel will explore how forecast-based financing can empower locally led anticipatory adaptation in mountain geographies.
Join us at Cryosphere Pavilion.
UNFCCC Official Side Event
From Science to Solutions: Advancing Equitable Heat Resilience in a Warming World
19 Nov | 14:30 - 16:00 BRT 
Co-hosted with the Atlantic Council, Climate Central, and Imperial College London, this panel will spotlight global and Indian perspectives on building equitable heat resilience.
Join us at Side Event Room 4, Blue Zone.
 
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Comments
 
Pave road beyond COP30 with dollars, data and devotion
by Ravi S Prasad
Indian Express
COP 30: At Belem, India must own its climate story
by Arunabha Ghosh
Hindustan Times
What can India’s bilateral carbon credit deals learn from the centralised global carbon market?
by Vaibhav Chaturvedi
Carboncopy
Climate finance: The real test
by Arunabha Ghosh & Arjun Dutt
Financial Express
How Global Goal on Adaptation Indicators can drive Action at COP30 and Beyond
by Mehak Sudan & Vishwas Chitale
CEEW
How Indian businesses can move ahead amidst the  climate crisis
by Arunabha Ghosh
Rajasthan Patrika
Mapping the road to $1.3 trillion at COP30
by Arjun Dutt
Carboncopy
India’s road to reaching its net zero goals
by Pallavi Das & Satish Kumar
Moneycontrol
 
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