India, June 9 -- As negotiators gather at the Bonn Climate Conference (SB64) between June 8 and 18, 2026, to lay the groundwork for COP31, diplomats, climate experts and policymakers in India warn that geopolitical tensions, energy security concerns and persistent gaps in climate finance are threatening to push climate action down the global agenda.

They, at a recent discussion 'The Climate Conundrum: Global Geopolitics and Missed Opportunities' by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), on June 8, argued that the world is entering a more fragmented geopolitical era just as climate impacts intensify, raising concerns about whether countries can mobilise the finance, technology and political will needed to meet global climate goals.

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