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India celebrates clean energy milestone but coal still king
Non-fossil fuels now account for half of India's installed energy capacity -- years ahead of schedule -- but the third-largest greenhouse gas polluter remains deeply reliant on coal for electricity generation.
New Delhi - India has announced in recent days that 50% of its electricity generation capacity is now renewable, with five years ahead of the timetable set by the Paris Treaty. This success has been welcomed by the government but, according to environmental NGOs, the road to carbon neutrality of the third polluter of the planet is still long. What course has crossed India? According to the Minister of Renewable Energies, Pralhad Joshi, 242.8 of …
New Delhi is five years ahead of the schedule set by the Treaty of Paris. But capacity does not equal production: 73% of the electricity consumed in India is still produced by coal-fired power plants.
India achieves 50% renewable energy capacity, but coal still powers the nation
Non-fossil fuels now make up half of India’s installed energy capacity—achieved several years ahead of schedule—yet the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases remains heavily dependent on coal for electricity generation.
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