New Delhi, Dec 17 : A programme to support India-US science and technology-based entrepreneurial initiatives to tackle climate and clean energy challenges was announced on Friday.
The programme, titled ‘Technology-based Energy Solutions: Innovations for Net Zero’, will address the development and implementation of next-generation clean and renewable energy, energy storage, and carbon sequestration, a Science and Technology Ministry statement said.
It constitutes a call for Ignition Grants by the US-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF), in partnership with Social Alpha, a non-profit organisation promoting S&T entrepreneurship, it said.
The programme will identify and support ‘technology showstoppers’ or promising joint India-US S&T-based entrepreneurial initiatives in this area, the Ministry said.”Climate Change is one of the biggest challenges our world is facing in the current times, spurring the call for global collaborations to tackle this crisis.”The launch of the US-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnership in April 2021 reiterated the commitment of both nations to work together to achieve their ambitious climate and clean energy targets and to strengthen bilateral collaborations,” it said, adding that The new programme aligns with the goals of the US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership and will be administered by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), a bilateral organisation under the India’s Department of Science and Technology, and the US Department of State.uj/vd
India and the USA announce a program to address climate change, clean energy issues
According to the Ministry, this programme will support and identify ‘technology showtoppers’ who are likely to launch joint India-US S&T-based ventures in this field.Climate Change is a major challenge facing the world today, prompting the need for international collaborations in order to address this problem.
It stated that the launch of the US and India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnerships in April 2021 reaffirmed the mutual commitment of both countries to collaborate to reach their ambitious climate and clean-energy targets and strengthen bilateral collaborations.The programme will be managed by the Indo–US Science and Technology Forum, a bilateral organisation of the Indian Department of Science and Technology and the US Department of State.
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