The legislation promotes partnerships between US and Indian universities and government research laboratories on the research, development, and application of clean energy technologies
India and US are aiming high cooperation in clean energy. For this a legislation has been introduced in the US.
This legislation, according inrenational relations experts, would bolster the Biden administration’s US-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership.
The legislation indicates US and India’s cooperation in advancing clean energy solutions.
The legislation establishes its main forum as the United States-India Climate and Clean Energy Partnership (CCEP).
It has stress on tackling the common challenges together with ‘positive results’.
Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the the bill a day after the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry launched the Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue in New Delhi.
“Given the shared threat of climate change and India’s growing need for electricity, there is a strong case to be made for strengthening the US-India clean energy partnership. In that vein, I am introducing this legislation having witnessed firsthand the positive results that come when our nations work as a team to tackle common challenges,” he said.
The Act also promotes US-India cooperation on climate resilience and risk reduction, a media release said.
The legislation asserts that India is demonstrating that climate action is a priority through concrete steps including a climate plan compatible with the goal of limiting global average temperature rise below two degrees Celsius.
India’s unconditional emissions target, as outlined in the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution of India to the Paris Agreement, aims to reduce emissions intensity of gross domestic product by 33 per cent to 35 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, it said.
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