New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Energy transition, or the shift away from fossil fuels to renewable sources, remains crucial to combatting climate change, but the progress could be delayed as US president Donald Trump pushes for boosting oil and gas production in the country, Jerome Sevin, partner and global lead for energy and process industry at consulting firm Kearney, said.

He said that although the goal of energy transition remains intact globally, the path and pace of transition is different for every region and country in the world.

"I think the way the energy transition is operating is different from one region to another region. And with the new Trump administration the way they want to operate the transition is a bit different, than wha...