India's Coal Addiction | Insight | Full Episode

Coal is regarded as the world’s largest and cheapest source of energy. But coal is also the dirtiest form of fossil fuel and the single biggest source of greenhouse gases that causes climate change. Many developing countries including India just can’t live without it. In fact, 70% of India’s energy needs comes from coal. Apart from helping the economy grow at a much faster pace, coal is also needed to support the lives of millions of its people who rely on the mineral as a key source of their livelihood and economic survival.

Can India move away from the highly polluting power source to cleaner energy? What will be the costs to the lives of its people should it stop relying on the nation’s most critical resource?

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[Ramy-qltr]

Say what you want, it is the politicians, leaders, big business owners who decides how much damage they can do to this planet.

[Fire-cise]

Tell that to the foreign funders of anti-Nuclear protestors.

[IloveJinnah]

The true face of sub-continent dilemma and the vicious cycle of poverty which no one wants to deal with. There is more focus given to defense budgets, instead of elevation of people out of poverty thru alternate source of income.

[adee]

12:30 - "The condition of workers are worse than before".
Every unions say the same thing😂

[templar]

India should just recommend or make it a standard to use rocket stove designs for commercial or home use of charcoal. The smoke produced will decrease significantly.

[mahawiryasantoso]

It's not just coal. India also consume a lot of palm oil too.

[cypidez]

quite early actually, but this was really interesting and well made!

[ghetto]

Wow respect to every country that has to go trough terrible situation's to feed their family

[gauravandana]

Great efforts by Producers and other team members... Well done!👍

[zulusheksta]

I kiem to Deli and de pollution woz efiekting my pierfomanc...

[therocinante]

God damnit youtube, I DON'T NEED YOU TO TELL ME CONTEXT

[MrSvenovitch]

Well a good thing I cannot keep my petrol car anymore due to emission standards here in Belgium. I see it will really make a difference for the planet...😏

[darkomilic]

Fact check. Coal does not cause climate change but it does make a contribution to CO2 emissions. Claims that it is the single biggest source of greenhouse gases is also erroneous and does not take into account mitigation by humans plus contributions from a melting permafrost.

[pradeeprawat]

This documentary justifies "Insight". Real Journalism and very well produced. 😃👍🏼

[ARUchannel]

Where is greta complaining about this?

[namik]

Amazing documentary
Fabolous Short's

[diedus]

What do you do with all the batteries after they die, very dangerous. You need a lot of coal, and metals that must be dug up for dirty elecrtic car's or mopeds. A regular car has less waste than electric batteries. God bless.

[harukrentz]

This hit job journalism on India's coal is embarassing. I dont like coal but even the developed countries still cant stop their addiction to coal.

[ChessMasterNate]

Deceptive. We are not talking about an India that is having trouble reducing coal consumption, but an India that is expanding coal use and at a very high rate: 9% per year compounding. Poor coal grungers are not going to starve to death if the rate of coal extraction fails to increase. This whole argument is bunk.

If India wants energy independence, it needs to work on thorium molten salt reactors. And work on biobutanol for vehicles and heating. Sodium battery technology is also very promising. Combined with small solar panels, the poor can have light to do their studies. Sodium batteries are good because they should be cheap, and they can be recharged in excess of 50, 000 times.

[jarrodyuki]

no child policy for those below poverty and one child policy for the rest.