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You're saying that as if there are no alternatives to coal. India could build solar panels or nuclear power instead.
by adrianN 6y ago
You're saying that as if there are no alternatives to coal. India could build solar panels or nuclear power instead.
- qart 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photovoltaic_power_stations#World's_largest_photovoltaic_power_stations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photovoltaic_power_sta... India is already building plenty of solar parks. We still need a lot more power.
- adrianN 6y agoThen build even more?
- qart 6y ago> "While India is committed to add more capacity through non-fossil sources of generation, coal-based generation capacity may still be required to be added in the country as it continues to be the cheapest source of generation," the NEP draft read. I don't want to wear a hair shirt while people in other countries wear the finest silks.
- adrianN 6y agoIndia is going to be hit really hard by climate change too. Coal is only the cheapest option if you don't count the costs of climate change.
- qart 6y agoYes, India is going to be hit really hard by climate change too. So please reduce your own CO₂ and CH₄ contributions. Indians are not the problem here. You are welcome to talk about India as a problem once your own per capita contributions are in the same ballpark as that of Indians.
- adrianN 6y agoEvery ton of carbon is part of the problem. The climate doesn't care where it's emitted.
- qart 6y agoGood, so I invite you and your countrymen to spend a few years in India, and live like the average Indian. Take back the lessons to your own country. Hopefully, we can conquer this climate change problem together. If you don't like India, that's fine too. There are many other countries with low greenhouse gas lifestyles.
- imtringued 6y agoWe will, and we will leave you in the dust with our superior energy infrastructure.
- Xplune13 6y agoThese kind of comments just make me laugh. I hope someday you'll get off of your high-horse and would see the world as it is and not from your already privileged position. It's for your own good at the end. Till then good luck decreasing your per capita emissions.