Obama: America Is Going to Invest in Helping Indian Cities Adapt to Climate Change

Speaking at press conference today in New Delhi, India, President Obama promised India that America would invest in its climate-change efforts:

“I am also pleased that we agreed to a number of important steps to support clean energy and combat climate change. We very much support India’s ambitious goal for solar energy and stand ready to speed this expansion with additional financing. We’re also launching new joint projects to improve air quality in Indian cities. The United States will share more data and develop tools to help India assess and adapt to the impact of climate change and to help vulnerable communities more resilient. Going forward, we’ve agreed to work together to make concrete progress, this year, towards phasing out hydrofluorocarbons, under the Montreal Protocol. And the prime minister and I made a personal commitment to pursue a strong global climate agreement in Paris. I expressed to him, I think India’s voice is very important on this issue. Perhaps no country could potentially be more affected by the impacts of climate change, and no country’s going to be more important in moving forward with an agreement than India. So we appreciate his leadership.”