United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Thursday said India and the US can come together to find new vicissitude s and technologies to help deal with climate change.

He also hoped that the two nations build a partnership to accelerate the deployment of 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy across India by 2030. Participating in the sixth edition of the Raisina Dialogue virtually, Kerry said that "there is a big appetite in India" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is deeply committed to moving as fast as possible to living up to Paris responsibilities and beyond.

"I think these two great democracies have an opportunity to come together to harmonize some of our initiatives to find new fuels, new technologies -- battery storage, direct carbon capture... whatever it is that is going to help us meet this challenge," he said. "We share a passion for innovation, research and technology... If India and the US come together, that's a significant step forward," the US envoy on climate added.

 India is implementing one of the largest renewable energy expansion programmes with a target of achieving 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 and 450 GW by 2030. During his visit to India earlier this month, Kerry had said that with the implementation of India's plan of 450 GW of renewables by 2030, it will be one of the few nations helping in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. He had also said it is not an "absolute requirement" for India to announce a net-zero emission target for 2050, as it is "doing all the things that it needs to".

The president has invited 40 world leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, to the virtual summit to underscore the urgency and the economic benefits of stronger climate action.

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