“The prime minister and I made a personal commitment to work together to pursue a strong global climate agreement in Paris,” said President Obama. Modi said a deal between Washington and China committing to a peak year for emissions did not put pressure on India to do the same.
On Sunday, Obama offered to help finance India’s ambitious solar energy target and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support at global climate talks in Paris later this year. India is the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter and often acts as the voice of the world’s developing countries inUnited Nations talks on everything from climate change to economic cooperation.