A head of Conference of the Parties (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? Hisham Mundol and Ulka Kelkar discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Jacob Koshy . Edited excerpts:

This seems to be a very unusual lead-up to a COP. The U.S. has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement, the European Union is reluctant to assume leadership on climate, and Brazil, which is hosting COP30, appears only to be stressing on implementation. Are we heading towards a washout?

Hisham Mundol: I am by nature a ‘

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