In late 2021, diplomats spent hours arguing over whether or not to “phase-out” or “phase-down” coal in the last communique of the COP26 local weather change summit. Under stress from China and India, the watered-down second selection prevailed. Still, it was adequate for the United Nations to proclaim that the dirtiest gas was being “consigned […]
For the first time, electricity demand growth in India has dropped, slowing down manufacturing sector, slipping along the record drop in global coal power generation and the rise of renewables. New Delhi: At the launch of the Coal 2018 report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), director of energy markets and security Seisuke Sadamori said: […]