The world is sliding backwards on climate action, and India will pay a brutal price if this trend continues. A new warning from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative says governments are buckling under fossil fuel industry pressure at precisely the moment when the climate crisis demands the fastest possible transition away from coal, oil and gas. Instead of phasing out planet-heating fuels, powerful corporate lobbies are expanding production, blocking regulations and coercing governments into silence.
For India — one of the most climate-vulnerable countries — this global paralysis is not just another headline. It means more killer heatwaves, collapsing agriculture, rising disease, broken monsoons and worsening inequality. Ordinary people will pay for a crisis created by fossil fuel corporations and protected by pliant governments. India cannot afford to wait for the world to act. We need stronger public pressure, cleaner energy transitions, and an end to corporate control over climate policy.
