Zeitschrift für Umweltverschmutzung

India at A Turning Point: Coal or Renewables-At Stake the Future of the Nation

Abstract

Wangchuk Chungyalpa

Under the “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”, the self-reliant India Scheme, the current BJP government wants to make India completely
self-sufficient concerning energy requirements. To meet the growing energy needs of the nation, they plan to exploit coal deposits of India.
This has major environmental implications as coal is one of the most pollutant forms of fossil fuel. This commentary article examines the
pros and cons of such a decision. It considers all arguments and highlights why such a decision is short sighted and disastrous for the
environment-nationally as well as globally.