BSI releases 9 standards for biofuels

India’s national standards body, The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), released standards on Biofuels. Biofuels which are produced from biomass used to blend with fossil fuels to reduce emissions. India has a target to blend 20 per cent ethanol biofuels into its fossil fuels used in transportation and save the state’s exchequer from importing crude

G20 economies need to invest $35 tn more to achieve net-zero

G20 economies would need to invest about an estimated $35 trillion this decade, over and above the current spending, to be on track to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a study by McKinsey said. A report on this was released on the sidelines of the B20 summit. While G20 economies have made

Green road freight cluster to help reduce gas emissions in India

The World Economic Forum on Wednesday announced the launch of India’s first zero-emission road freight cluster initiative which will reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement was made during a side event hosted by NITI Ayog at the backdrop of ongoing G20 Energy Transitions Working Group meeting in Panaji. Jasmeet Khurana, Lead, Moving Emerging

Global Biofuel Alliance can power India’s energy transition drive

The upcoming 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and Eighth Mission Innovation (CEM14/MI-8) conference, scheduled to take place in Goa from July 19-22, 2023, is likely to establish the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA). CEM serves as a prominent international platform, bringing together influential figures to promote clean energy technology and knowledge exchange and facilitate the global transition

India on course for a low carbon future, says Amitabh Kant

In spite of several challenges facing the world today, India as G20 president sees opportunities in them, the G20 sherpa said. Biofuels and green hydrogen are at the centre of India’s energy transition pathway, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said at a Hindustan Times event on sustainable development goals and biofuels, part of a series of

Bring forward NetZero targets, says UN Secretary-General

Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General, said leaders of the G20’s rich nations must aim for net zero “as close as possible” to 2040 while emerging nations should set 2050 targets. Countries in the G20 have been urged to significantly bring forward their net zero targets by the head of the United Nations. Speaking at

IMU and NIAS Deliberate Maritime Verticals for G20

India as the G20 chair has identified ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ as the theme; ever since it took over the leadership, there have been a series of discussions in collaboration with the societal bodies think tanks and universities. The G20 University Connect is one such initiative, under which the Indian Maritime University (IMU)

G20 will focus on green initiatives

India, the world’s third-largest producer of renewable energies, will look to project its soft power through its green initiatives during G20 Presidency, writes Olivier Guillard. In his article, Guillard referred to a recent report by the UK-based medical journal The Lancet, which said pollution causes at least 9 million premature victims annually in the world.

India to pitch for global biofuels alliance at G20

India plans to pitch for a global alliance on biofuels among members of the group of 20 major economies, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, as the world’s third biggest oil consumer bids to boost use of cleaner fuels. India will take over the presidency of the group, also called G20, from Indonesia in December.

Biofuel producing countries alliance under consideration

In a bid to counter OPEC, India is looking at creating an alliance of biofuel producing countries, with biofuel expected to be part of the agenda of G20 summit scheduled to be held in India on 9-10 September next year. The alliance would initially focus on knowledge sharing and transfer of technology on production of