India, China leading global clean energy transition : COP30 President

New Delhi: COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago has praised India and China for playing a transformative role in the global energy transition, saying both countries have embraced climate action “in a very clear way” and are driving down the cost of clean technologies worldwide.

Addressing a press conference at the opening of COP30 in Belem, Brazil, do Lago said China has “embraced this agenda in an extraordinary way” by combining scale, technology and affordability, three crucial ingredients that have accelerated the world’s progress towards cleaner energy systems.

He said both China and India are shaping the future of the global energy transition.