Jubilee Post News & Views
Dr. Seema Javed
The 18th G20 Summit will be held on September 9-10 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Under the Indian Presidency, the focus theme for this year’s summit is – ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
The Indian Presidency will also spotlight Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE), with an emphasis on environmentally sustainable and responsible choices at both the individual lifestyle and the national development level, with the aim of achieving a cleaner, greener, and bluer future.
Global Biofuels Alliance( GBA) will be launched at 18th G-20 submit this year in Sept. in New Delhi. It’s a priority under Indian presidency. The GBA, comprising Brazil, the US, and India, aims to impact the global energy architecture and achieve net-zero emissions. With an objective to develop a global biofuel market and to promote the use of sustainable biofuels, It will be inaugurated by PM Modi.
In the fiscal year 2020-21, India produced 4.08 billion litres of ethanol, achieving a blending rate of 10.02% and resulting in a reduction of 2.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.
India aims to achieve a blending rate of 12% by 2022-23 and a goal of 20% blending by 2025, requiring an expanded production capacity of ethanol to 17 billion litres.
India actively promotes compressed bio-gas (CBG) derived from waste through the Sustainable Alternative towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) program. India aims to install 5,000 CBG plants across the country by 2024.
Biofuels are derived from organic materials, such as plants, crops, and agricultural waste and are alternative to traditional fossil fuels, since they are produced from renewable biomass sources.
Such as Ethanol: a biofuel produced by fermenting and distilling sugars / starches from corn, sugarcane, and wheat. Biodiesel: It is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled cooking oils. Biogas: It is produced through the anaerobic digestion of organic waste materials such as agricultural residues, food waste, and animal manure.
