Of the 27 paragraphs proposed in the draft communique and deliberated upon in the last leg of the G20 Energy Transition Working Group meetings, 20 were agreed upon with some changes and released as an outcome document.
The G20 Energy Transition Ministerial Meeting ended without any joint communique because of differences over the Russia-Ukraine war and the pace of acceleration in renewable energy deployment to achieve climate goals.
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Weighing in on the outcomes of the meeting, experts say geopolitics played out at G20 Energy Ministerial that marked divisions despite India’s progressive approach. Call the final statement a “watered down affirmation of “business as usual” scenario
About 60% of the communique has been agreed upon, but negotiations are still continuing on whether the future of hydrogen should be green or clean, people close to the development said. Officials are hopeful of some agreement on the second day of the talks on Saturday. In the absence of a joint communique, a chair statement or summary may be released at the end of the meeting, sources said.