India’s coal emissions set for new highs on low-grade imports

Coal-power emissions in the coastal states of Tamil Nadu and Odisha – home to large coal-fired power plants fed mainly by imports – have climbed by more than twice the national average through May, Ember data shows. — Reuters

INDIA’S annual coal emissions are on track to scale new highs in 2023, after the power sector discharged record volumes of carbon dioxide in the first half and lifted imports of low-quality and high-polluting coal on world markets.

India’s power producers discharged over 500 million tonnes of CO2 from burning coal over the first half of 2023, a 4% rise over the same period in 2022 when a new annual record for coal power emissions was set, data from think tank Ember shows.