Despite the G20 Summit and its final Leaders’ Declaration being filled with pledges for green energy, biofuels, and sustainability, corollary pledges to eliminate fossil fuels were clearly a non-starter.
There was no mention of the need to phase out fossil fuels or to eliminate carbon-emitting energy sources. Instead, commitments were made to “triple renewable energy capacity” by 2030. On the subject of coal and fossil fuels, they could only muster this strangely worded sentence: “To recognize the importance … accelerating efforts towards phasedown of unabated coal power, in line with national circumstances and recognizing the need for support towards just transitions.”
