Coal To Remain India’s Main Energy Source For At Least 30 Years, Govt Confirms

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By Paul Homewood

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Coal will remain India’s main energy source for the next three decades although its share will gradually fall as the country pushes renewable power generation, according to a government report seen by Reuters.

The country is the world’s third-largest coal producer and the third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter. It depends on coal for about three-fifths of its energy needs and aims to double its output to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2020.

By 2047, however, coal’s share of India’s energy mix would shrink to 42-48 percent, from about 58 percent in 2015, the report, which has yet to be made public, showed.

“India would like to use its abundant coal reserves as it provides a cheap source of energy and ensures energy security as well,” the report said.

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According to the Reuters report, the country is the world’s third-largest coal producer and the third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter. It depends on coal for about three-fifths of its energy needs and aims to double its output to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2020.

It really is a no-brainer!

India, as with most countries, is desperately keen to reduce its dependency on imported energy. Given that it has huge deposits of coal, it will want to use them.

As a recent report by InfluenceMap, “Who owns the World’s coal”, points out, China and India are sat on more than half of the world’s coal reserves.

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Moreover, as the study explains, it is the Indian Government itself that owns the largest chunk of India’s reserves. It will take no action that damages this asset.

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May 17, 2017 at 11:45PM

Mann and Hayhoe Vs. Science

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Two years ago, Michael Mann and Katherine Hayhoe predicted longer summers, shorter springs and heat for Colorado. They said Denver was among the top seven cities at risk from global warming.

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How is that working out?  Three weeks ago, the People’s Climate March in Denver was canceled because of a monster snowstorm.

We are forecast to get 5-8 inches of snow today, with a maximum temperature of 40 degrees.

Boulder has never had snow on May 18 before.

The forecast maximum of 40 degrees would make this the coldest May 18 on record in Boulder, and the third consecutive May 18 with cold temperatures.

Climate scientists have demonstrated a track record of being wrong close to 100% of the time, yet policy is being based around their worthless predictions, and any scientist who questions them is ostracized and has their funding cut off.

History will look back on this time as even more ignorant than the days of geocentricism and Galileo. Progressives imagine themselves to be sophisticated and enlightened, when in fact they are actually a bunch of dangerously stupid and stoned useful idiots.

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May 17, 2017 at 11:44PM

Tory energy policy

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Theresa May launched the Conservative’s election manifesto today. Here’s the page relevant to energy policy (click for bigger version): Here are some of the key points: We want to make sure that the cost of energy in Britain is internationally competitive, both for businesses and households We will therefore commission an independent review into the … Continue reading Tory energy policy

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May 17, 2017 at 11:36PM

UK Small Business Energy Costs Have Increased 43% And Price Cap Could Make It Worse

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Planned crackdown on energy prices could see even more crippling costs for British small and medium-sized companies

The proposed government crackdown on energy prices is unlikely to combat a steep increase in energy costs that are hampering small and medium-sized businesses, according to a new study.

Prime Minister Theresa May earlier this month confirmed that the Conservative manifesto will include plans for price controls on energy bills. She claims the voter-friendly intervention will protect around 17 million families on standard variable tariffs from being exploited with sudden and unjustified increases in bills.

But a new analysis by energy consultancy Utilitywise, seen by The Independent, shows that electricity costs for SMEs have already increased by 43 per cent since 2010 and that such caps might introduce even more crippling costs for companies.

Utilitywise, which advises some 40,000 businesses across the UK, says that the Tories’ expected plans would hinder competition in the commercial sector, in turn leading to even higher prices for the SMEs already struggling to cope with ballooning prices.

“These spiralling costs are clearly very damaging for the UK economy, as small business owners are already under a lot of pressure from increased business rates and economic uncertainty with Brexit and now another general election,” Jon Ferris, strategy director at Utilitywise told The Independent.

According to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, SMEs already spend £15bn a year on energy.

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May 17, 2017 at 10:13PM