India, Nov. 20 -- India sharpened its stance on just transition (JT) at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), urging a global framework grounded in equity, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC), and nationally determined pathways.

At the third high-level ministerial roundtable on JT on November 20, Union environment, forest and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav stressed that JT must be understood as an economy-wide, people-centred transformation, extending well beyond the energy sector. It must prioritise livelihoods, social protection, resilience, and allow countries to pursue development aligned with their own na...