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Re:A Double First in China for Advanced Nuclear Reactors by adventured on Thursday July 05, 2018 @09:49PM (#17468342)
11 of the 12 most polluted cities on earth are in India. They need to build a lot faster given coal is still 3/4 of their energy generation. The US is a laggard on solar as a percentage of energy generation, and even the US has a larger share of its energy derived from solar than India does.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43972155

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Re:A Double First in China for Advanced Nuclear Reactors by Reason077 on Friday July 06, 2018 @07:09AM (#17470456)
India's air pollution problem is only partially due to power plants. Much of it comes from things like cooking fires, agricultural burning, and combustion vehicles. Closing down coal would be a step forward, but wouldn't solve the problem alone.
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