[Peakoil] Coal key to energy security

[Antony Barry]

Coal key to energy security

Source: One World

"Coal has the potential to play a key role in India's energy security  
but it comes along with a few challenges relating to environment  
issues. There is an urgent need to harness the power of coal as it is  
the single largest commercially traded source of energy, providing  
about 55 percent of India's primary energy consumption. India has  
emerged as a major coal nation and a leading player in the global  
energy system.

As accessibility to reasonably priced sources of energy is the  
building block for a sustainable future, coal continues to play a  
strategic role in overall development. The development of core  
infrastructure sectors such as power, steel and cement are dependent  
upon coal. However, the challenge is to balance national economic and  
social growth with the environmental imperatives of a shared earth."

Full article: http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/136162/1/

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