Global Biofuels Alliance may be a key G20 takeaway under India’s presidency
NEW DELHI: Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) to speed up development of a multi-system low-carbon energy pathway could be one of the key takeaways from the weekend summit of G20 leaders under India’s presidentship of the grouping. It will reinforce India’s position in the fight against climate change and mark a second India-led idea of a multilateral platform for faster transition coming to fruition.The International Solar Alliance, jointly launched in 2015 by prime minister Naredra Modi and his French counterpart Francois Hollande at the Paris COP21 was the first such idea that had catapulted India at the centre stage of climate action.On Wednesday, the Cabinet put its stamp on the GBA, comforted by the fact that 19 countries had agreed to stand with India as initiating members of GBA at th...