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India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA -Rohini Krishnamurthy

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China and India might be some of the countries where the green transition may also be slowed down because Russia would shift their energy exports to them, experts say

India used 13 per cent more coal to generate electricity in 2021 than the previous year, given the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA). This figure is going to increase in the future, given the current global scenario and will delay India’s efforts to reach its climate goals, according to experts.

India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2021 soared to 80 megatonnes (Mt) above pre-pandemic levels in 2019, the report found. A slump in the renewable energy sector could partly explain this spike. Growth in this sector slowed to a third of its average rate of the previous five years. 

Commodity prices are on a high. This has increased the cost of producing solar photovoltaic modules, wind turbines and biofuels, according to the IEA report.

Globally, a similar pattern played out in 2021. CO2 emissions rose six per cent to 36.3 billion tonnes last year. Thirty-three per cent of these can be traced back to China.

CO2 emissions worldwide dropped in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic as countries announced strict lockdowns to control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Emissions globally dropped to 5.4 per cent in 2020, compared to the previous year. The shutdown hurt economies worldwide.

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