Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said India will push for predictable public climate finance and Party-driven outcomes at COP31, to be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20.

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• Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav briefed the media in New Delhi on November 3 on India's priorities for the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UNFCCC.
• COP31 will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20, 2026.
• India will position itself as a constructive bridge-builder and align with the G-77 and China, the Like-Minded Developing Countries and BASIC groupings.
• India wants a Climate Finance Work Programme operationalised, citing developed countries' obligations under Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement.
• Yadav said climate finance must be predictable, public and concessional rather than adding to developing countries' debt burdens.
• India will argue that mitigation measures and the Global Stocktake should remain Party-driven, facilitative and non-punitive, with Nationally Determined Contributions respecting national circumstances.
• It wants the Global Goal on Adaptation indicators to stay voluntary so they do not become conditions for accessing funds.
• India will support the Just Transition Work Programme through the lens of climate justice, development rights and affordable energy access.
• It will press for unrestricted technology transfer by addressing cost, trade and intellectual property barriers, and for voluntary initiatives to be kept separate from formal negotiations.
• Safeguarding food security and the livelihoods of small and marginal farmers is another stated priority.
• India's COP31 engagements include the LeadIT 3.0 partnership with Sweden and panels on coastal resilience, the International Big Cat Alliance and forestry.
• Yadav also reviewed CBD COP17 in Yerevan and UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, where India took over the chair of the Asia-Pacific Regional Group and reiterated its target of restoring over 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.