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John Kerry to Push India on Net Zero Target Ahead of Global Meeting

  • Climate envoy in Asia to push for bigger emission targets
  • 40 nations including India to join climate leaders’ meet
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks in Paris on March 10.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks in Paris on March 10.

Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in New Delhi this week to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to boost its climate ambitions as it considers announcing a net zero target ahead of a virtual summit later this month.

The visit comes ahead of a meeting of leaders from 40 nations organized by U.S. President Joe Biden that will run from April 22-23 aimed at galvanizing efforts to commit to more ambitious climate change mitigation targets, at a time of rising pressure on nations to consider net-zero greenhouse gas emissions targets after China announced its plan last year.