Indian cities are at the forefront of the climate crisis, be it air pollution in Delhi, rising sea levels in Mumbai, heat in Chennai, or flooding in Bengaluru. In contrast, development in Indian cities has been majorly driven by statutory Master Plans without adequate attention to climate considerations. Climate mainstreaming offers cities the opportunity to systematically integrate environmental commitments and considerations into city processes to institutionalise climate action across all areas of the city’s work (land use plans, building bye-laws, budgets, etc.). The talk explored the current challenges with statutory master-planning in India and explored the opportunities for mainstreaming climate action into statutory land-use planning.