Climate Change Cooperation Can Start New Phase In Ties: John Kerry

The U.S., he said, has already brought together more than 1 billion in financing for renewable energy projects. "And with this funding, we helped to bring India's first 1,000 megawatts of solar power online. But we need to build on the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, so that American companies can start building and can start providing clean power to millions in India. And we need to build on the $125 million investment that we've made in a Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Centre," Kerry said.

Referring to the commitment of the Modi government to electrify every home in India by 2019, Kerry said with fewer limits on foreign technology and investment in India's green energy sector, they can help make clean power more cost-effective and more accessible at the same time.

"We can provide 400 million Indians with power without creating emissions that dirty the air and endanger public health. And by working together to help an entire generation of Indians leapfrog over fossil fuels, we can actually set an example to the world," said the Secretary of State. Noting that energy policy is a solution to climate change, Kerry said the latter poses one of the biggest threats to humanity.
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