Cloud over climate action

India may have to handle the new goalpost of carbon neutrality

A significant takeaway from the meeting of John Kerry, the visiting US presidential climate envoy, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the explicit pronouncement of US support for India’s climate action plans by facilitating affordable access to green technologies and finance. Though this seems to be a considered response to India being one of the few countries on track to meet its self-declared commitments for climate change mitigation action, its implications go wider. As Mr Modi said, the US help in financing innovations and faster deployment of green technologies would have a positive effect on other countries as well.

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