Belém, Brazil – November 20, 2025 – India’s Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav engaged in a series of bilateral meetings on teh sidelines of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, today, focusing on climate cooperation and maintaining the integrity of the Paris Agreement.
Yadav met with China’s Special envoy for Climate Change, Mr. Liu Zhenmin, discussing coordination among Like-Minded Developing (LMDC) countries within COP30. “Our discussions involved matters related to coordination between LMDC countries in the ongoing developments in COP30, with particular focus on maintaining the integrity of the Paris Agreement,” Yadav stated in a post on X.
Discussions with Cuba’s Minister of Science, Technology and Environment centered on potential collaboration in renewable energy. Cuba’s membership in both the LMDC, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) – where India provides technical expertise for solar projects – were highlighted as avenues for further collaboration.
Yadav also held talks with Japanese Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara, focusing on the implementation of the Joint Credit Mechanism and other areas of India-Japan cooperation. A meeting with German Federal Minister for the Environment,Climate Action,Nature Conservation and Nuclear safety,Carsten Schneider,resulted in a “fruitful discussion on implementing the principles of the Paris Agreement for the efficient execution in the ongoing COP30” and ways to enhance climate action.
Further discussions were held with Lars Aagaard Moller,minister for Climate,Energy and Utilities of Denmark,and wopke Hoekstra,EU Commissioner for Climate Action,with a focus on COP agenda items and India-EU climate partnerships.
Negotiators from over 190 countries are currently gathered in Belém for the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).