November 13, 2026 11:50 AM
“Very salient”: UN climate chief backs PM Modi’s remarks on clean energy cushioning India against oil price shock
United Nations Climate chief Simon Stiell has endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarks that investments in clean energy helped protect India's economic growth despite the oil price shock crisis, describing the comments as “very salient”. Stiell, who is overseeing the international climate negotiations at COP31, acknowledged that the world is in the midst of a global fossil fuel cost crisis, as fossil fuel import costs drive inflation right through economies around the world. In a writ...