G20 ETWG: Consensus of energy efficiency, hydrogen still to be ironed out
Running into the second and final day of deliberations, the Energy Transition Working Group had reached 60 per cent of the draft communique, said Pankaj Agarwal, secretary, ministry of power. He said all the G20 nations have given their consensus on the para on energy efficiency which was proposed by India.
“There is a breakthrough in the discussions on doubling the rate of energy efficiency by 2030 in the energy transition pathways. All member countries have approved the content proposed by India,” said Agarwal. The current rate of annual energy efficiency progress is 2 per cent, i.e globally economies used energy 2 per cent more efficiently than a year ago.
