Each country must have the freedom to choose low-carbon energy sources, India, China, Russia, Pakistan and four Central Asian nations jointly stressed on Tuesday, even as they agreed to explore joint emerging fuel projects.
India and seven other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member nations agreed on the importance of emerging fuels, like hydrogen, biofuel and ammonia, in the transition to cleaner energy sources.
Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, chaired a virtual meeting of the energy ministers of the SCO member nations.