India, France Can Assume Leadership Role In Run-Up To COP26: French Minister

He said the two countries can further deepen collaboration to lower the production cost of carbon-free hydrogen and work together to fight single-use plastics.

India and France have always been the spearheads in climate action since the Paris Agreement and can assume a leadership role in the run-up to COP26 at Glasgow in November, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday. He said the two countries can further deepen collaboration to lower the production cost of carbon-free hydrogen and work together to fight single-use plastics. Le Drian, who is on a three-day visit to India, was delivering a closing speech at a panel discussion at the French Embassy on boosting global action against climate change in view of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar also attended the event.