India should commit to carbon neutrality by ending fossil fuel subsidies and investing in clean solar power, the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. File photo | Photo Credit: APNEW DELHI28 August 2020 13:44 IST“Continued support for fossil fuels in so many places around the world is deeply troubling,” he saysUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday criticised India for subsidising fossil fuels and promoting coal auctions. “Clean energy and closing the energy access gap are good business. Yet, here in India, subsidies for fossil fuels are still some seven times more than subsidies for clean energy. AdvertisingAdvertising“Recent research on G20 recovery packages shows that twice as much recovery money has been spent on fossil fuels as clean energy.

Source: The Hindu August 28, 2020 08:15 UTC