As negotiators assemble in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the global climate conversation stands at an inflection point. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the pledges that once inspired optimism now face a sobering reality: Emissions continue to climb, the 1.5 °C target is slipping away and the promised climate finance remains more rhetorical than real. […] The post India: from climate voice of the South to proof of leadership appeared first on Asia Times .