John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate will be in India from Sept. 12-14. He will travel to the country “to discuss efforts to raise global climate ambition and speed India’s clean energy transition,” the State Department said on Friday.
The department further said in a statement that on his visit, Kerry will meet with his Indian counterparts and private sector leaders.
U.S. is participating in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (or COP26) to be held in Glasgow from Oct. 31-Nov 12, for which Kerry is laying the groundwork. He travelled last week to Japan and China for talks with officials.
In April, Kerry spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi about how the United States could help mobilize finance to reduce risks in producing alternative energy in the fight against global warming.
India happens to be the world’s third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, albeit with far lower emissions per capita than those countries.
