The Ananta Aspen Centre and the Aspen Institute for Energy and Environment, with input from the Center for American Progress and the World Resources Institute, convened the 13th India-U.S. Track II Dialogue in New Delhi from March 20th-22nd. Topics of discussion included green hydrogen, heat resilience and cooling, international climate finance, and green trade. Dialogue participants engaged in conversations about the state of play of politics and climate change in both countries β including Indiaβs G20 presidency, the power of the Inflation Reduction Act, and COP28 commitments. They also held a session on the outsized influence of China on the U.S.-India bilateral relationship and clean tech deployment.
The Dialogue is co-chaired by Jamshyd N. Godrej, Founding Trustee, Ananta Centre and Chairman & MD, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited; Gina McCarthy, Former White House National Climate Advisor; and William Reilly, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It brings together high-ranking experts from India and the United States to discuss key energy and climate change issues.