: India’s transition to renewable energy could be jeopardised because of over-reliance on natural gas #IndiaNEWS As India builds more gas-fired power plants and infrastructure to supply natural gas,

India’s transition to renewable energy could be jeopardised because of over-reliance on natural gas #IndiaNEWS
As India builds more gas-fired power plants and infrastructure to supply natural gas, this investment must not be allowed to crowd out investment in greener technologies such as renewables, green hydrogen and storage capacity, experts tell IndiaSpend.Natural gas, though less polluting than coal, is not as clean as renewables. Experts say over-capacity in the natural gas sector could lead to assets being stranded, but a solution lies in planning in such a way that gas infrastructure can be repurposed for renewables such as green hydrogen – which will make India’s energy systems truly emissions-free in the longer term.In the immediate future, the use of natural gas in industries, transport and in homes will enable the move away from highly polluting coal, but it must only be used as a “transition fuel???.“India should plan specific policies on natural gas that will make it a bridge leading to a renewables-based economy. Otherwise, we are stuck with one more fossil fuel which we will have to battle 10 years-15 years down the line,??? Hemant Mallya, senior programme lead at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think-tank, told IndiaSpend.‘Transition’ fuelUnder the 2015 Paris agreement, India has committed to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product by...Read more

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