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The Group of 20 big economies has set a goal of tripling renewable energy capacity but face criticism for spurning bolder steps to halt the use of fossil fuels, writes Bhasker Tripathi.

G20 "New Delhi Leaders' Declaration", at a weekend summit in India, promised to reach net-zero emissions of climate-heating gases "by or around" mid-century, writes the author.

The Group of 20 big economies has set a goal of tripling renewable energy capacity but face criticism for spurning bolder steps to halt the use of fossil fuels, writesAmid warnings that the world is failing do enough to slow climate change, the Group of 20 big economies has set a goal of tripling renewable energy capacity but faced criticism for spurning bolder steps to halt the use of fossil fuels.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism.

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