India, Nov. 13 -- Having addressed the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Handle Climate Change Film Festival (HCCFF) virtually at the China Pavilion during COP31, former UNEP Director Dr Rajendra Shende, who is also the Coordinating Lead Author of an IPCC report published in 2007 that won the Nobel Peace Prize, is set to arrive in Antalya on November 13.

Honoured with the film festival's Distinguished Contributor Award for his decade-long association with the initiative, Shende argues that the world must move beyond emission-reduction commitments and address the immediate threat of extreme heat. In this interview with Tehelka, he discusses climate finance, technology cooperation, the need to build human capital for climate action, and...