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INDIA-POWER-COAL A man along with his kids rest in the field near a coal-fired thermal Power Plant of National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC, at Dadri in Gautam Budh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India on May 5, 2022. Amid the rampant rise in power demand due to the prevailing heatwave, India is staring at a coal crisis, with stock critically low at 108 of its 173 thermal power plants. The power cuts are sparking scrutiny of countrys long reliance on coal, which is responsible for about 70% of India s electricity generation. Dadri India PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xMayankxMakhijax originalFilename: makhija-notitle220505_npAn0.jpg

India plans to phase out coal despite new power plants

India has officially decided to decarbonize its energy sector. Experts are simultaneously debating the timing and scope of the coal phase-out. Soon, no more new power plants are supposed to be built. But the problems are in the details.

By Goswami Urmi

Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz SPD besucht die Firma Viessmann. v. li. Vorarbeiterin Anna Wellnowski und Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz SPD in der Produktion Installation Waermepumpe / Wärmepumpe Firma Viessmann empfaengt Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz SPD am 09.08.2022 in Allendorf Eder/Deutschland. *** Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz SPD visits the company Viessmann from left foreman Anna Wellnowski and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz SPD in the production installation Waermepumpe heat pump company Viessmann receives Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz SPD on 09 08 2022 in Allendorf Eder Germany

Heat pumps: not afraid of China

The defense company Rheinmetall is aiming to enter the heat pump market and is investing in the production of important components. So far, there is a great dependence on Asia and China in this sector. However, experts do not expect China to dominate the world market as it does the solar industry.

By Nico Beckert

COP27 In Sharm El Sheikh - Ligh Level Segment Dan J. Jorgensen, Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities of Denmark addresses delegates in Plenary room Nefertiti during the resumed High-Level Segment during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 15, 2022. COP27, running from November 6 to November 18 in Sharm El Sheikh focuses on implementation of measures already agreed during previous COPs. The Conference in Sharm El Sheikh focuses also on the most vulnerable communities as the climate crisis hardens life conditions of those already most disadvantaged. Sharm El Sheikh South Sinai Egypt PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xDominikaxZarzyckax originalFilename: zarzycka-cop27ins221115_npHgv.jpg

'CCS is not a substitute for phasing out fossil fuels'

Denmark wants to absorb more greenhouse gases than it emits by 2050. Bernhard Pötter spoke with Dan Jørgensen, Denmark's Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, about this goal, the Petersberg Climate Dialogue and a fossil fuel ban treaty.

By Bernhard Pötter