NEW YORK: At the Leaders Summit on Climate, the United States and India launched a new high-level partnership, the “U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership,” which envisages bilateral cooperation on strong actions in the current decade to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement

The India-US climate partnership launched by PM Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden aims to show the world how to combine rapid action against climate change with economic development, according to a joint statement by the two countries.

Modi announced the launch of the US-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership on Thursday at the Leaders Summit on Climate convened virtually by Biden with participation of leaders from 40 countries.

He said that through the partnership, "together we will help mobilize investments, demonstrate clean technology and enable green collaboration." The joint statement said, "Through this collaboration, the US and India aim to demonstrate how the world can align swift climate action with inclusive and resilient economic development, taking into account national circumstances and sustainable development priorities." It added,

 The Partnership will proceed along two main tracks: the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership and the Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue, which will build on and subsume a range of existing processes. Through this collaboration, the United States and India aim to demonstrate how the world can align swift climate action with inclusive and resilient economic development, taking into account national circumstances and sustainable development priorities.

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