G20 fails to reach consensus on cutting fossil fuels at energy ministerial meeting
- The G20 meeting in India failed to reach consensus on phasing down fossil fuels, with disagreements over renewable energy capacities and the language used to describe emission cuts.
- Some member nations, including major fossil fuel producers, opposed the goal of tripling renewable energy capacity and instead wanted to use carbon capture as a solution.
- The failure to reach an agreement on curbing fossil fuel use highlights the foot-dragging by international bodies in addressing the urgent need to combat climate change.
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The G20 Energy Ministers' meeting, held in the city of Bombolim, India, this Saturday (22), ended without an action plan for the progressive reduction of the use of fossil fuels. The impasse occurred due to objections from some producer countries and because of disagreements about the plan to triple renewable energy generation by 2030. Read more (07/23/2023)
G20 fails to reach deal for slashing fossil fuels and ramping up renewables
The Group of 20 (G20) major economies meeting in India have failed to reach consensus on phasing down fossil fuels following objections by some producer nations. Scientists and campaigners are exasperated by international bodies’ foot-dragging on action to curb global warming even as extreme weather from China to the US underlines the climate crisis facing the world. The G20 member countries together account for over three-quarters of global emi…
G20 fails to reach consensus on cutting fossil fuels at energy ministerial meeting
The G20 bloc on Saturday failed to reach a consensus on trebling of renewable energy deployment, phasing down of fossil fuels and plans to finance transition during the 4th G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting held in the southwestern Indian state of Goa. The meeting was expected to be one of the most important get-togethers of the 20-nation bloc that accounts for more than three-quarters of global emissions and gross domestic product. Despite high e
G20 Energy Ministers' Meeting In India Fails To Agree On Fossil Fuel Phase-Down Roadmap
(CTN NEWS) – The convergence of energy ministers from the esteemed Group of 20 took place in the vibrant land of India on a significant Saturday. Much was at stake as they sought to forge a unified path toward the gradual reduction of fossil fuel consumption in the world’s energy amalgamation. Alas, a clear roadmap […]
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