Green "new" deal for the Global South or more of the same?
The consensus is clear on the need to decarbonise faster than ever before to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Calls for a just, equitable transition from fossil fuels for developing countries supported by the North have grown louder. At COP26, India's call for a coal "phase-down" has since mushroomed into wider calls for a phase-out of all fossil fuels, even as countries look to shield their own energy security and industry.