A Green New Deal
for the U.S.
would NOT stop
the rise of
global CO2
emissions.
A big reason is that
China and India
still love burning coal.
Concerning India,
earlier this year:
(1)
India’s Coal Minister,
Pralhad Joshi said
annual coal demand
rose by +9.1% during
the 12 months ending
March 2019, hitting
991.35 million tonnes.
Electric utilities
accounted for
three-quarters
of total coal demand.
India’s electricity demand
rose +36% in the 7 years
up to April 2019,
while coal-fired
generation capacity
during the period
rose by three-quarters.
to 194.44GW.
Mr. Joshi said
more coal-fired plants
will still be needed
in the future:
“If we have to meet demand
and address the intermittencies
we have with solar and wind,
we have no choice
but to keep depending on
coal-based generation
in the near future.”
(2)
Ghanshyam Prasad,
Chief Engineer for India's
Federal Power Ministry,
told Reuters that
India's coal capacity
is likely to reach 238GW
by 2022, up over +22%
in the next three years.
The growth of coal use
is likely to worsen
the already poor
urban air quality
in India.