Spotting the Tipping Points: My Takeaways From the First-ever Mumbai Climate Week

So, Why Mumbai and Why Now?

This was the first‑ever Climate Week held in India, and it was anything but tentative. The halls were full of major international civil society organisations, leading Indian institutions and even former US presidential candidates.

All of it sits against a simple backdrop: India is a young country, a fast‑growing major economy, and already home to more Earthshot Prize Finalists and Winners than any other nation.

From cooling cities more fairly to harnessing solar momentum, restoring freshwater ecosystems and scaling farmer‑led innovation, the themes in Mumbai lined up almost perfectly with our five Earthshots.

Bringing The Earthshot Prize to Mumbai this November is about more than hosting a ceremony here – it’s about recognising that some of the most consequential climate solutions of this decade are being built, tested and scaled right here.

For me, as a Discovery Lead, there was no substitute for being on the ground this week: listening, learning and looking for the next ideas that can tip the world in a better direction.