Climate Action, 'Pull-Aside' Meetings, Special Dinner: Day 1 Agenda For G20
NDTV
G20 Summit Live: More than 30 heads of state and top officials from the European Union, invited guest countries, and 14 heads of international organisations, are expected to attend the G20 Summit in Delhi.
A day after several top world leaders touched down in Delhi for the big G20 Summit being hosted by India over the weekend, they will gather at the event venue -- the Bharat Mandapam, the newly inaugurated India Trade Promotion Organisation complex at Delhi's Pragati Maidan -- to kick off discussions on hot-button issues.
The first session, 'One Earth', expected to start at around 10:30 am, will focus on accelerating climate action through increased mitigation and strengthening the agenda of global net-zero emission as soon as possible -- a contentious point among the leaders. In July, G20 energy ministers failed to even mention coal in their final statement, let alone agree a phase down roadmap, and there was no progress on the renewables' goal.
The language of the climate commitment is a bone of contention, with the grouping divided on commitments to phasing down fossil fuel use, increasing renewable energy targets, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.