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7 hours agoIndia walked away from its bid to host COP33 here's why
India's withdrawal from hosting the climate conference reflects a decline in COP's global relevance and shifting priorities amid domestic challenges.
We have to face a lot of contractions at this Cop, she told me. The biggest one, she said, is the exploitation of resources taking place to make the conference happen. Brazil wants to be considered a global climate leader but they just do this to show off. It's just discourse, she said. They cannot do that while opening new oil exploration. For us, doing this Cop in the most sensitive zone in the Atlantic is even worse.