Fossil-fuel industry continues aggressive capital investment despite power gains
1 Sep 16 7:01 PM · 7d ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
Despite clean-energy dominance in power generation, fossil-fuel sectors are pursuing large new coal-power capacity, coal-to-chemicals conversion plans, and increased domestic coking coal production for steel.
“This is the first time in more than 50 years that there has been no growth in India's coal power over a two-year period, even as electricity demand grew overall.”
Lauri Myllyvirta, Lead analyst, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air · rss ↗Lauri Myllyvirta Lead analyst, CREACentre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) Research organizationCarbon Brief Publishing outlet
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3 outlets Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge - Carbon Brief
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- Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge Carbon Brief · 7d ago
- India's Clean Energy Boom Halts Coal Power Growth ZeroHedge · 3d ago
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"This is the first time in more than 50 years that there has been no growth in India’s coal power over a two-year period, even as electricity demand grew overall."
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“India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge… This is the first time in more than 50 years that there has been no growth in India’s coal power over a two-year period, even as electricity demand grew overall.” https://www. carbonbrief.org/analysis-india…
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Good morning with good news: India's non-fossil generation rose the most on record from H1 2024 to H1 2026. So, power sector fossil-fuel consumption and CO2 emissions were flat, despite power demand growing 7%. No growth in coal power for 2 years! www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-ind... #energysky
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📰 India’s Clean Energy Surge Holds Power-Sector Emissions Flat 🌏 India: Rapid clean-energy expansion has helped keep power-sector emissions flat for two consecutive years. ☀️ Growing renewable capacity is increasingly offsetting demand growth that would otherwise drive higher emissions. ⚡ This demonstrates how large-scale deployment of clean…
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India, a country of nearly 1.5 billion people, has long relied on coal to power its growing economy. But over the last two years, it has seen a remarkable shift: The rapid buildout of renewable energy has halted the growth of coal. Read more on E360 → https:// e360.yale.edu/digest/india-sol ar-coal-power # Environment # Climate # Science # Yale #…
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“Renewable energy, mostly solar, is meeting rising power demand. Over the last two years, India added enough renewables to power Switzerland, allowing it to meet a 7 percent growth in demand without ramping up coal.” https:// e360.yale.edu/digest/india-sol ar-coal-power # ClimateChange
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