India’s energy conundrum: committed to renewables but still expanding coal
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#65V95)
Critics says India's plans to increase coal production to 1bn tonnes a year are environmentally devastating and unnecessary
Three days before India's environment minister boarded a flight to Egypt for this year's UN climate summit, Cop27, the country's finance minister was busy with a new announcement.
India needs greater investment in coal production," said Nirmala Sitharaman at the Delhi launch of India's biggest ever coalmine auction, where 141 new sites for coalmines will be sold off to the highest bidder.
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