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A coal-powered steel plant in Hehal village, Jharkhand, India, a nation where wide use of fossil fuels looks set to continue. AP
A coal-powered steel plant in Hehal village, Jharkhand, India, a nation where wide use of fossil fuels looks set to continue. AP
Coal still ‘critical’ to India despite global calls to cut fossil fuels
National statement to Cop28 says country's development takes priority over wider green strategies