Comment on India, a major user of coal power, is making large gains in clean energy adoption. Here is how
wether@slrpnk.net 5 days ago
I get the impression that there’s huge appetite in India for solar and other renewables, but as with many things, a lot of issues with implementation. A few weeks ago I was traveling in some fairly remote regions of the Northwest and even these tiny little villages in the back-country had a few solar panels scattered around— but it was only one or two. I wonder whether trust issues like a lack of on-the-ground familiarity with how to independently install and repair solar is a contributing factor, since there’s definitely no shortage of enthusiasm on the government/NGO level.