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08.12.25 - 21:21
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India Plans Coal Expansion Through 2047 Despite Supposed "Climate Goals" (ZeroHedge)
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India Plans Coal Expansion Through 2047 Despite Supposed "Climate Goals"
It's funny how no one actually seems to care about climate change malarky when there isn't an environmentalist Democrat in the White House to try and impress...
Along that vein, India is weighing a major expansion of coal power that could extend new plant construction until at least 2047, according to people familiar with ongoing discussions between the power ministry and the government policy think tank NITI Aayog. The move would represent a sharp departure from earlier projections that expected additions to peak around 2035, Bloomberg reported this week.
The talks align with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to make the country energy independent and reclassify it as a developed nation by its 100th year of independence. With domestic reserves expected to last a century, officials see coal as the most reliable option to support that goal. Total capacity could reach 420 gigawatts by 2047 — roughly an 87...
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