Santosh Kumar, founder of the Green India Challenge, is advocating for a shift toward climate federalism in India. He argues that while national policies are strong, there is a critical gap in grassroots implementation that prevents local communities from effectively participating in climate action. A key focus is the expansion of India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme to include community-level nature-based solutions. By allowing local districts and gram panchayats to enter the carbon market, India can better integrate small-scale sequestration efforts into its broader net-zero strategy.
