UrbanUpdate March 2021

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Cover story | Transition to Clean Energy

Phase Out Coal Fast Cities are power guzzlers. The electricity that runs our cities comes majorly from coal. Can governments stop burning coal for power? New technologies and conventional wisdom have given governments worldwide alternatives to switch from coal to renewable sources for their energy requirements. The change on the ground is happening but gradually. Is it happening fast enough and in sync with the timelines of our international agendas on climate change? The governments will also have to find out a feasible solution to the stranded asset problem in coal. An analysis of the present situation

Abhishek Pandey Editor


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