US to send 'clean energy' mission to India, China
The United States is to send a mission to India and China to market technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the world's two most populous nations, the US Commerce Department has said.
By Agencies |
WASHINGTON: The United States is to send a mission to India and China to market technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the world's two most populous nations, the US Commerce Department has said.
The "clean-energy technologies trade mission" in April will be lead by US Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian and involve a broad range of technologies such as renewable energy, energy efficiency and "clean" coal.
The mission aims to "match" participating US companies with opportunities in these fast-growing markets, where American clean technology goods and services could help improve the environment, the department said in a statement.
Bohigian said US companies had developed innovative clean-energy products and that their deployment in India and China would have "dramatic effects on the environment not only in these countries, but around the world.
"It is important to reduce air pollution without hindering world economic growth, and the United States is poised to be a leader in this effort," he said.
"We have seen amazing growth in the economies of both India and China that has led to a great need for additional energy in these countries, and we expect this trend to continue," Bohigian said.
India plans 100 gigawatts (GW) of new power over the next 10 years, including 10 GW from renewable sources, according to the department. This includes the electrification of 18,000 remote villages.
China, by 2020, plans to spend nearly 200 billion dollars to increase renewable energy use to 15 percent of total supply as well as reduce the energy that its buildings consume by 65 percent, the department said.
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