COP29 in Baku: Climate finance takes centre stage in global talks

India's strong data system can also speak for other nations who have less means and capabilities - financial or intellectual to record them, understand macroeconomic, monetary and financial aspects

The climate negotiations meeting of Conference of Parties signatory to the convention, COP29, at Baku, Azerbaijan, where most nations of the world have gathered currently, shall deal with various concerns relating to climate change. This year will mark 15 years fr­om the COP 2009 in Denmark, which set the target of $100 billion of climate finance per year by 2020, exten­ded to 2025. It is an issue that is ready for substantial discussion on upgrades because the need for climate finance for renewables, disaster mitigation, climate health, and restructuring infrastructure has grown by leaps and bounds. The calls for ade­qu­ate