India to work towards building focus on green development pact in G-20

A “green development pact” with a road map of actions over the next decade to address climate change is one of India’s G20 priorities, foreign minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.

Jaishankar was addressing a session of the ‘Voice of Global South Summit’, being hosted by India in virtual mode. He reiterated that the priorities for India’s presidency of the grouping of the 20 largest economies will be shaped in consultation with the developing states, and listed other steps that the country intends to take to ensure food and fuel security and equitable development. India holds the presidency of the G20 till November 30 this year.“We would commit to drive a consensus on a green development pact of the G20 leaders, which will be a blueprint of strong actions for the next decade powering green development all over the world,” Jaishankar said on the second and final day of the summit.

The actions will include investments in sustainable lifestyles, leveraging green hydrogen for climate action, and accelerating progress on the sustainable development goals (SDGs), he said.


India will also take up discussions on data for development as countries are at different levels of development and readiness to engage with data-driven innovations, the minister said.