A JETP that focuses only on reducing coal would be looking at India's energy transition too "narrowly", glossing over the growing aspirations of Indians, analysts say. Beyond scaling up renewables, India also needs to acknowlege that energy shifts now underway will require a just transition for workers. "This is not the question of our energy sector being decarbonised but also about exit, compensation of coal workers and alternate livelihoods," Rashmi from TERI said. THE EXCLUDEDAt least five Indian states - some of them the country's poorest - depend heavily on the country's coal economy. "The just transition conversation is dominated by technical and financial issues, ignoring the social aspect of transition, which is the most important," said DD Ramanandan, general secretary of the All India Coal Workers Federation.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2023 23:08 UTC