India, Nov. 19 -- UN report warns that India has become a global hotspot for methane emissions driven by stubble burning.

India is now the world's third-largest methane emitter, responsible for nearly 9% of global emissions.

National statement at COP30 omits any reference to methane, despite rising emissions from agriculture and waste burning.

India has emerged as a global hotspot for methane emissions from crop-residue burning, according to a United Nations report released on November 17, 2025 at 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change taking place in Belem, Brazil. Stubble burning, already identified as a major driver of toxic air pollution across northern India, is now flagged as a major c...