India argues that it cannot simply decide between renewable and non-renewable power – it needs both.
So a breakneck dash for coal is taking place across the country, where on average one new mine is opening every month.
As a result, India’s carbon dioxide emissions, are expected to rise from 1.7bn tonnes in 2010 to 5.3bn – about a sixth of all the carbon dioxide released in the world last year – by 2030. (Full story)