NEW DELHI, 15 February, 2021 (TON): British cabinet member, Alok Sharma arrived in New Delhi on Monday to have climate discussions with the Indian leaders.

Mr. Sharma, the President designated to lead the UN climate talks will meet senior Indian leaders and leaders from the business and civil society to strengthen the UK-India climate partnership for a COP26 summit this year.

Priority themes at COP26 with potential collaboration include adaptation and resilience; corporate action; green finance; clean growth and technology; and nature-based solutions.

New Delhi-based British High Commission said, in his first visit to Asia as COP (Conference of the Parties) President, Sharma is expected to welcome India's significant progress on climate action and clean energy transition and also will highlight PM Modi’s global leadership in setting up the ISA (International Solar Alliance) and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), that UK is proud to co-chair.

India and the UK have many mutual common priorities on climate action however, it is likely expected that India’s expertise on clean energy transition is worth globally that is a part of COP.