New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- 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 written interview to ANI from Antalya, where COP 31 is underway, Stiell also welcomed India's Green Energy Corridor, calling it a "major step forward that will deliver big dividends for India's people and economy."

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