India & USA Signed Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Energy & Climate Change.
A Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) between the Government of India and the Government of the United States of America was signed to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change
Delegates: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
P.K. Pujari, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India
Richard R Verma, US Ambassador to India
Points Delivered by P.K. Pujari:
- The two nations are working towards in the areas and signed MoU will help further to expand the horizon
- It will provide framework to work closely and to create a positive environment for US companies functioning in India
Statement by Richard R Verma:
Memorandum of Understanding will provide capacity for cooperative work which needs to be done in fields of energy security, clean energy and climate change.
Objectives:
- To enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change through increased bilateral engagement
- Promotion of sustainable growth
- Intended to increase incentives for innovation including research and development, and voluntary and mutually-agreed technology transfer and deployment of clean energy technologies in both countries
- Contribute to a global effort to reduce the rise in greenhouse gas emissions
- Enhance flexibility to the impacts of climate change
Initiatives:
- US – India Energy smart Cities Partnership
- Greening the Grid
- Promoting Energy Access through Clean Energy (PEACE) expansion
- Energy Efficiency including space cooling
- Renewable energy
- Energy security
- Clean energy finance
- S-India partnership for Climate Resilience
- Air quality
- Forestry, Landscapes and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
- Fellowships
- Accelerating innovation on clean energy and climate change