Kerry presses India ahead of Biden climate summit

US climate envoy John Kerry is in India with the aim of"increasing climate ambition" there AFP/-NEW DELHI: US climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday pressed India, the world's third-biggest carbon emitter, to set more ambitious green goals ahead of UN talks in late 2021 and Joe Biden's upcoming climate summit.

When Kerry's April trip to the United Arab Emirates, India and Bangladesh was announced, Washington said the aim was"increasing climate ambition" ahead of President Biden's Apr 22 to Apr 23 summit and the UN negotiations in Glasgow in November. India may however baulk at setting a zero-emissions target, because that would require a major overhaul of its heavily coal-dependent economy - and because it has already set ambitious renewable energy goals.India wants to expand renewable power to 450 gigawatts by 2030, almost five times existing capacity, and to cut emissions intensity by at least a third from 2005 levels by the end of the decade, according to Bloomberg News.

The White House has said that the United States will announce an"ambitious 2030 emissions target" ahead of this month's virtual summit of 40 leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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