
Aditya Bhayana
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Aditya Bhayana is a Climate Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. Based in the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Collaboratory, part of his role includes coaching climate negotiators on strategies for COP and other negotiations. He previously worked on sustainable development negotiations during India’s G20 presidency, and at the World Bank, where he focused on net-zero pathways. Aditya holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard.
Jan 5, 2026
COP presidencies should focus less on climate policy, more on global politics
Unless host nations run climate summits in a way that accounts for the new geopolitical reality, what’s agreed at COPs won’t drive meaningful action
