India: Climate Change

Here's how forward-thinking organizations can leverage rule changes for advantage, drawing fresh lessons from policy, technology, and market integration.

In a landmark decision with major implications for the real estate and infrastructure sectors, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India by a majority view allowed the Review Petition filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India seeking review of the earlier judgment of the Court in Vanashakti v Union of India.

The aviation sector relies heavily on conventional fossil-based jet fuels which have significant emissions, particularly in the form of greenhouse gases ("GHG").

Over the past decade, there has been a growing emphasis on the need for investors to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors as part of their investment strategy.

On July 11, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ("MoEFCC") notified the Environment (Protection) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2025 ("Fourth Amendment Rules").

India has taken a landmark step in its climate policy with the operationalisation of its domestic carbon market, following the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's (MoEFCC) June 2025 notification.

The world is in a state of precariousness. What we're living through is thin, and narrow, and it's an urgent window of time we need to address climate change.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued the Environment (Construction and Demolition) Waste Management Rules, 2025, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

While global ESG momentum faces headwinds, with the U.S.'s past withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the EU narrowing the scope of the CSRD, India emerges as one of the first countries to notify sector-specific GEI benchmarks, ensuring structured industrial accountability and emissions transparency.