The United States special presidential envoy for climate Jhon Kerry has assured his country's assistance to Bangladesh in improving the production of renewable energy as well as creating afforestation along the coastal belt.
The assurance was made at a meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Kerry at Palau on the sideline of the seventh ocean conference, reports BSS.
During the meeting, the US presidential special envoy also assured support for the uplifting and widening embankment at the coastal banks of Bangladesh as part of the climate change adaptation endeavour.
Kerry lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's global leadership on climate change issues as well as her efforts in Bangladesh's climate change adaptation programmes.
He also urged Bangladesh to join Global Methane Pledge to get assistance in reducing emissions from solid waste.
Momen described the potential of Bangladesh in harnessing the blue economy and urged the US support for creating employment in this sector.
Countries joining the Global Methane Pledge commit to a collective goal of reducing global methane emissions by at least 30 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030.
Besides, Bangladesh's foreign minister also held a meeting with his Palau counterpart Gustav Aitaro.
Momen attended the ocean conference at the invitation of Jhon Kerry.
