New Delhi, April 2 -- With the United States scaling back its global climate commitments, the European Union sees this as a pivotal moment to work more closely with India, with officials emphasizing the need to "sit closer together and join hands" to tackle climate challenges.

Five European Union climate envoys, including from the European External Action Service and Germany, are visiting India to prepare for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil in November.

"We have five European climate envoys here in Delhi. They reached out to the Indian government. They sit together to prepare some common ideas, some of which overlap ahead of the next COP this November. And I think it is very important now, in an early stage, ...