Kyoto to Cop 29: Reading India’s Responses to Climate Action

• G GEETHIKA

  Union Christian College

Since 1997, countries have been diligently adopting measures to overcome the disastrous impact of climate change through agreements, conferences, declarations, and pledges starting from Kyoto Protocol to COP29, which concluded recently. As we move forward to 2025, India and other developing countries are at a crucial juncture having to stand tall against the Global North in reminding them of their historical responsibilities to compensate developmental damages the climate commitments pose on the Global South while resiliently pursuing climate actions for sustainability. The paper proposes to attempt a detailed review of the international climate actions from Kyoto Protocol to COP29 and assess Indias responses to them.

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