Opportunities and Challenges For G-20 Countries Transition To Renewable Energy: Leadership Role of India

Abstract

The 21st century experiences the rise of average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere by an average of 0.08° C per decade since 1880. The rate of warming since 1981 is more than twice as fast: 0.18° C per decade as a result of climate change & global warming, which, as per evidence, is anthropogenic in nature and as such the energy sector happens to be its largest and yet manageable contributor for a transformation to a sustainable livelihood. World’s 77% of energy generation from primary sources took place in G-20 countries (including the latest inclusion of the African Union) which consumed 79% of world’s primary energy and contributed to 81% of emissions in the year 2022. It is also evident from the present study that deployment of renewable energy systems is the core of this transformation mission, calling upon India to play the leadership role through initiatives, such as, ‘One Earth One Family  One Future’, International Solar Alliance (ISA), Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), Mission LiFE and so on.