Delhi needs to switch to cleaner fuels to beat smog
Switching to gas would improve Delhi’s air quality, but the government’s response has so far been short-sighted Switching to gas would improve Delhi’s air quality, but the government’s response has so far been short-sighted.
15 November 2017
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Smog in Delhi. (PA)
The Indian government has responded to Delhi’s worsening air quality by shutting down coal-fired capacity and boosting gas-fired generation. But while this may increase gas demand in the short term, analysts do not expect the trend to continue.
The city’s air quality has been getting worse. Twelve months ago, the smog provoked a court case against the government that forced it to create an action plan to address the causes of the problem.
The Central Pollution Control Board, part of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate...
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