FORGING CLIMATE ACTION IN EU-INDIA RELATIONS IN TIMES OF GLOBAL (DIS)ORDER

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- SWATI PRABHU

EU-India: Strategic Partners-in-Climate Action?

Standing at the junction of peace and pandemic, countries across the globe are confronted with multiple challenges, primarily transnational in nature. One such issue is climate change. The stark rise in global temperatures is a degree of concern affecting both developed and developing economies alike. The UN’s flagship project Agenda 2030 exemplifying the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is also under the scanner as the world struggles to meet the targets. Considering the political, economic and vast geopolitical clout enjoyed by the European Union (EU), it is often categorised as an ambitious climate leader1. India, on the other hand, as the largest democracy and fastest-growing economy in the world, is trekking a tough terrain marred by a severe rise in GHG emissions and an inadvertent climate crisis. Although they are placed at different tangents of development, both EU and India can effectively address climate change and rebalance the global order towards sustainability.

This paper attempts to briefly analyse the EU-India partnership on climate diplomacy and provide policy recommendations in the backdrop of a multilateral global (dis)order.

Charting the ‘Climate’ in EU-India Partnership