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India’s next green revolution

The country’s clean-energy push shows a way to escape the coal addiction

A worker washes photovoltaic panels at a solar farm in Pavagada, Karnataka, India, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. India plans to expand its solar capacity to 280 gigawatts by the end of this decade from about 51 gigawatts now, but its manufacturing capacity can only currently meet around half of that requirement. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images

If you care about the climate a crucial question is how emerging economies, which accounted for 67% of carbon-dioxide emissions from energy last year, can shift to a cleaner approach. They derive a third of their primary energy from coal, and must meet the aspirations of poor citizens who lack cheap electricity.

This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “India’s next green revolution”

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