G-20 energy ministers meet as extreme heat puts focus on energy transition

G-20 energy ministers meet as extreme heat puts focus on energy transition

Group of 20 (G-20) energy ministers were meeting for talks in India as extreme weather impacts parts of Europe, the US and Asia, spurring fresh demands for progress on climate action and a shift away from fossil fuels. The talks in Goa are intended to lay the ground for a leaders’ summit in September and offer an opportunity to reinvigorate sluggish energy diplomacy ahead of key global meetings this year. The UAE’s Dr Sultan Al Jaber, president-designate of the COP28 conference, is scheduled to address the India event. Blistering recent heat waves have toppled temperature records and triggered deaths in India and other nations. That’s prompted calls from campaigners for countries to make a greater commitment to curb emissions, and to extend efforts to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees C. Strengthening international ties is essential to tackling climate change and to ensuring regions benefit from a , according to Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen. “The global climate emergency is also a shared economic opportunity for key partners,” Bowen said, before traveling to the Goa talks. G-20 nations account for about three-quarters of greenhouse gas emissions and should aim to make progress under India’s