Pressure mounts for global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels

India’s Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav held a bilateral meeting with China’s Special Envoy on Climate Change, Liu Zhenmin, on Wednesday to coordinate their strategy on these issues. Meanwhile, more than 80 countries, led by European nations and small island states, have been pushing for the inclusion of a roadmap on fossil fuel phase-out in this package. “The EU supports the idea of inclusion for a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. We are very particular about the ambition in reduction of emission. Even though, we don’t use the word ‘roadmap’ but we in Europe are very much sure about phasing…