US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry has welcomed India’s ambitious goal of generating 450 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030 and said that Washington will help New Delhi achieve it by helping mobilise international funding.
Rounding up a three-day visit to India on Thursday, Kerry told reporters: “That’s a terrific goal, we think that’s a powerful goal,” and “we want to make sure that we’re facilitating the ability to reach that goal”.
Kerry said “that’s part of the partnership that we reached” in discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Indian leaders
Last year, Modi set the target of 450 GW green energy by 2030 as India, which now heavily coal-dependent marches towards an ultimate goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Modi tweeted after their meeting on Wednesday: “Had an excellent discussion with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. His passion and commitment to expedite climate action are commendable.”
“We intend to work very closely together, focusing on the deployment of 450 GW, on technology and on the finance components of that,” Kerry said.
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