MUMBAI, Feb. 18 -- The Maharashtra government on Tuesday used the opening day of Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) to pitch the city as a climate finance gateway for the Global South while unveiling an ambitious Rs.3 lakh crore roadmap to fund the state's green transition. Speaking at the inaugural session, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis called for trillions of dollars in investments to build sustainable infrastructure across energy, transport, urban systems and climate adaptation. "If climate capital must flow at scale, Mumbai is ready to become a medium for that flow," he said, describing climate change as "today's governance challenge" with visible impacts in Mumbai's floods and heatwaves. Aligning climate action with Maharashtra's $1 trillion economy target, the government also launched a Climate Finance Access and Mobilisation Strategy (CFAMS) to convert policy priorities into investable projects. Officials estimate nearly Rs.3 lakh crore will be required between 2024 and 2030 under the State Action Plan on Climate Change 2.0. P5...