{"id":445181,"date":"2022-05-11T14:28:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T11:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/india-relaxes-environment-rules-for-coal-mines-citing-heatwave\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T14:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T11:28:17","slug":"india-relaxes-environment-rules-for-coal-mines-citing-heatwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/india-relaxes-environment-rules-for-coal-mines-citing-heatwave\/","title":{"rendered":"#India relaxes environment rules for coal mines, citing heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e47a427d18\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e47a427d18\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/india-relaxes-environment-rules-for-coal-mines-citing-heatwave\/#%E2%80%9CIndia_relaxes_environment_rules_for_coal_mines_citing_heatwave%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;India relaxes environment rules for coal mines, citing heatwave&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIndia_relaxes_environment_rules_for_coal_mines_citing_heatwave%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;India relaxes environment rules for coal mines, citing heatwave&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/coal-makes-up-more-tha.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/coal-makes-up-more-tha.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Coal makes up more than two-thirds of India's energy needs.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/coal-makes-up-more-tha.jpg\" alt=\"Coal makes up more than two-thirds of India's energy needs\" title=\"Coal makes up more than two-thirds of India's energy needs.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Coal makes up more than two-thirds of India&#8217;s energy needs.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>India has relaxed environmental compliance rules for coal mines seeking to ramp up production as power outages exacerbate a sweltering heatwave, a government notice showed.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Coal makes up more than two-thirds of India&#8217;s energy needs, even as unseasonably hot weather illustrates the threat from climate change caused by burning fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>Soaring temperatures have prompted higher energy demand in recent weeks and left India facing a 25-million-tonne shortfall at a time when coal spot prices have skyrocketed since the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter dated May 7 seen by AFP, the Environment Ministry said it has allowed a &#8220;special dispensation&#8221; to the Ministry of Coal to relax certain requirements\u2014like public consultations\u2014so mines could operate at increased capacities. <\/p>\n<p>The relaxation comes after it received a request from the Ministry of Coal &#8220;stating that there is huge pressure on domestic coal supply in the country and all efforts are being made to meet the demand of coal for all sectors&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Coal mining projects previously cleared to operate at 40-percent capacity may now increase capacity to 50 percent without undertaking fresh environment impact studies, the authority said.<\/p>\n<p>The letter coincided with the government launching a new scheme last week to lease abandoned state-owned coal pits to private mining companies, assuring them of fast-track environment <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rovals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Ministry of Environment and Forests understands that they need to cut out the red tape,&#8221; coal ministry official Anil Kumar Jain said at the launch event Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The government hopes to woo private mining giants\u2014like Vedanta and Adani\u2014to revive more than 100 dormant coal mines previously deemed too expensive to operate, using new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and fresh capital.<\/p>\n<p><b>Coal needs set to double<\/b><\/p>\n<p>India needs a billion tonnes of coal annually to meet its current domestic demand. <\/p>\n<p>Most of its needs are met by domestic producers, with a record 777 million tonnes mined in the fiscal year to the end of March.<\/p>\n<p>The shortfall is imported from countries like Indonesia, Australia and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The government says it plans to increase domestic coal production to 1.2 billion tonnes in the next two years to support a post-pandemic economic recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a commitment to increase its renewable energy capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022 and 500 gigawatts by 2030, Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said Friday that India&#8217;s coal needs are set to double by 2040.<\/p>\n<p>A renewed focus on accelerating coal production risks India missing Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s COP26 commitment to meet 50 percent of energy demand through renewable energy by 2030, according to experts.<\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s third-biggest carbon emitter, already home to 1.4 billion people, is projected by the UN to become the planet&#8217;s most populous nation by the middle of the decade.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-medium text-info mt-2 d-inline-block\" href=\"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2022-04-china-coal-import-taxes-energy.html\">China cuts coal import taxes to zero to ensure energy supply<\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 India relaxes environment rules for coal mines, citing heatwave (2022, May 11)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 11 May 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-05-india-environment-coal-citing-heatwave.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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