Context: Brazil, India, and the United States, as leading biofuel producers and consumers, will work together during the next few months towards the development of a Global Biofuels Alliance along with other interested countries. 

About this Alliance

• To be established by: India, Brazil and US.

• The global biofuel alliance to be aimed at facilitating cooperation and intensifying the use of sustainable biofuels.

• This alliance will be aimed at facilitating cooperation and intensifying the use of sustainable biofuels, including in the transportation sector.

• It will place emphasis on strengthening markets, facilitating global biofuels trade, development of concrete policy lesson-sharing, and provision of technical support for national biofuels programs worldwide.

• It will also display the best practices and success cases from across the world.

• It would complement the existing regional and international agencies and initiatives like bioenergy, bioeconomy, and energy transition. 

• Furthermore, it would also aid in the Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Platform, the Mission Innovation Bioenergy initiatives, and the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP).

• The global fuel alliance is one of the major priorities under India’s G20 Presidency.

Global Bioenergy Partnership(GBEP)

• Founded in: 2006 

• Purpose: GBEP brings together public, private and civil society stakeholders in a joint commitment to promote bioenergy for sustainable development.

• Focus areas: The Partnership focuses its activities on three strategic areas: Sustainable Development – Climate Change – Food and Energy Security.

• India is one of the observer countries.