US Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry to Visit India from September 12 to 14
New Delhi: The US State Department on Friday released a statement in which it said that the US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry will travel to India from Sept. 12-14 to discuss efforts to raise global climate ambition and speed India’s clean energy transition.
During John Kerry’s Visit to India, he will meet with his counterparts in the Indian government and private sector leaders, the department said in a statement.
Kerry traveled to Japan and China last week to talk with officials. Kerry is laying the groundwork for U.S. participation in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP26, which will be held in Glasgow on Oct. 31-Nov 12.
India is the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, albeit with far lower emissions per capita than those countries.
In April, Kerry spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about how the United States could help mobilize finance to reduce risks in producing alternative energy in the fight against global warming.
