India and China propose multiple pathways on cutting use of fossil fuels, sources say

A man walks past a G20 sign outside the finance ministry in New Delhi, India, on March 1.ANUSHREE FADNAVIS/Reuters India, backed by China, is trying to build a consensus within the G20 group to let countries choose a road map to cut carbon emissions instead of setting a deadline to end the use of fossil fuels, three Indian government officials said. India, the current G20 president, is keen on introducing the phrase 'multiple energy pathways' in a communiqué to be released at a group summit in September and has been supported by countries including China and South Africa, one of…