Nicki Hutley Exclusive: 'The World Can't Reach Net Zero Without India' | COP31 Summit

Economist and author Nicki Hutley believes the world's climate goals cannot be achieved without India. In this exclusive interview with NDTV, Hutley discusses why India's net-zero ambitions are critical to global climate efforts, how economic growth and clean energy can coexist, and why climate finance remains the biggest challenge facing developing nations. She argues that governments alone cannot finance the transition to a low-carbon future and says private capital, along with international investment, must play a much larger role. Referring to estimates that India faces a multi-trillion-dollar funding gap on its path to net zero, Hutley says developed nations should view climate financing for India not as aid, but as an investment in the world's future.