India Promoting R&D In Sustainable Biofuels Including Aviation Fuel To Mitigate Green House Gas Emissions: Jitendra Singh

India on Wednesday (10 November) called for commitment from the global clean energy community for access to sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve global climate goals as one of the mitigation measures, an official release said.

Addressing the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) for the Mission Innovation Initiative, Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh drew attention to the efforts made by India and Netherlands along with Mission Innovation Members in taking forward the Mission Innovation 2.0 through the newly developed “Mission Integrated Bio refineries” that was launched on the occasion, according to a Ministry of Science and Technology release.

The minister said, India, through "Mission Innovation", is actively engaged in collaborative efforts to catalyse inspiring innovation goals that will lead to affordable scale-up of clean energy solutions.

He welcomed the global clean energy community to make every effort to ensure global engagement in this mission to achieve the mission's universal objectives on time.

Singh said, through Mission Innovation, India, along with the Netherlands, aims to leverage its extensive experience in research and innovation, support for the start-up ecosystem and international collaborations.

He said the mission brings together a dynamic and delivery-focused alliance of countries, the private sector, research institutes, and civil society to accelerate innovation in renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials for a low-carbon future.

Addressing the ministers, CEOs and senior representatives from Government and Private Sectors, Singh said the green-house gas emissions from the transport and chemical sectors account for about one-third of the global emission and is projected to increase.

He informed that India through the Department of Biotechnology has been promoting R&D in sustainable biofuels including sustainable aviation fuels, the ministry said.

The minister added that development and demonstration of bio refinery technologies for sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials can help accelerate the development of bio-based solutions and must be at the forefront of the efforts to create a low-carbon future that is sustainable for society's well-being while also being environmentally friendly.