New Delhi: Diverting focus away from reduction of emissions to singling out a particular fossil fuel like coal will undermine the fight for reduction of emissions, the power ministry said while giving its view on an initiative to phase out unabated coal to be proposed at COP28, said people with knowledge of the matter.
In its view sent around the beginning of United Nations’ annual climate change conference to the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, which is leading the discussions at COP28 in Dubai, the power ministry cleared its stance on coal power, stating that until storage and abatement technologies become a viable option, phasing out of the fuel cannot be agreed to, said the people. The power ministry said what should matter is which country is emitting how much, on a per capita basis, whatever be the source of their emissions, according to the response, a copy of which was seen by ET.
