Speaking after holding wide-ranging talks with newly- elected French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace here, Modi said the Paris Agreement reflects "our duty towards protecting the Earth and our natural resources. For us, this is an article of faith."
"Paris climate agreement is a shared legacy of the world. It will benefit the future generations as well," Modi said addressing a joint press event with Macron.
India would "continue working on this...Above and beyond the Paris accord," the prime minister said.
"We have natural resources because our previous generations protected these resources. We must do the same for our future generations," Modi said.
The Paris Agreement's central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping the global temperature rise in this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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