PM avoids committing to deadlines on climate, says concrete action needed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday avoided committing to any deadlines on emission levels or climate change goals, and said India had always been responsible in protecting the climate, was doing enough, and remained committed to sustainable development. 

Modi reiterated support for a joint US-India effort called the “India-US climate and clean energy Agenda 2030 partnership”. He said it would help mobilise investments, demonstrate clean technologies, and enable green collaborations, thus creating a corpus that would assist other developing countries in protecting the climate by adapting technology. 

This initiative was first mooted during the visit, earlier this month, of the US Special