COP28 offered India a stronger platform to argue for coal as a long-term necessity, contrasting developed nations that rely more on oil and gas. India maintained that coal will help meet rising energy demand while renewable capacity expands. The takeaway: the transition to cleaner power is underway, but not at the cost of immediate energy security.
Expanding nuclear power seems like an obvious route to reliable, always-on zero-emissions electricity, but opposition in Europe, Japan, and the US persists. Despite that resistance, the momentum for new nuclear construction is shifting to Asia, with China, India, and South Korea leading, while Russia and Turkey also add more plants.
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Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is increasingly under scrutiny because it is costly and treated like “invisible waste management” rather than an essential product. The result: few actors are willing to pay for a public good today, threatening long-term sustainability of carbon-removal efforts and potentially slowing climate progress.
UltraTech and Dalmia are moving toward greener cement using blended mixes, renewable power and newer technologies, aiming to cut the sector’s heavy carbon footprint. But progress is slowed by high production costs, soft demand and limited government support. With no clear pull from buyers, India’s push for green cement faces a fundamental adoption question.
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