India, Which Has An Ambitious Plan For Decarbonization, Approves 2 Thermal Power Projects

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : China, which has made great strides in wind and solar power, is also an example of how emerging economies persistently rely on coal even today.
52% : "As the Ukraine crisis has shown, even the EU used coal because having electricity is more important than having green electricity," Powell said.
48% : India has given the go-ahead for two "ultra-supercritical" thermal power plants, touted for consuming less coal, consequently raising questions about the country's persistent reliance on coal and how it impacts its ambitious green energy targets.
47% : Although the ultra-supercritical thermal power plants aim to supply cost-effective electricity with lower coal consumption, concerns still loom about whether it aligns with India's COP27 commitment to reduce the usage of coal.
38% : While emerging economies like India and China are taking efforts to transition to green energy, they still fall back on coal when clean power is not enough.
32% : Yet when clean power runs short, including when climate-fueled drought shuts hydropower plants down, China falls back on coal.

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