Highlighting the important role of coal in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted as part of the COP21 negotiations, the World Coal Association (WCA) will be issuing country-specific factsheets in the coming weeks focusing on countries that will have a large role for coal in their energy mix.

In India’s case, with 240 million people currently living without access to electricity, there’s a growing middle class and the need to provide affordable energy to support a growing manufacturing base. Coal will do much of the heaving lifting in powering up India’s economy. India is working hard to reduce emissions from coal, but it would benefit from greater international support to build modern coal emission reduction technology.

Recognising the increasingly important role of coal in India, the WCA published its flagship report in November 2015, "The Case for Coal: India's Energy Trilemma" looking at the growing coal demand and the significant potential offered by high efficiency low emission coal technologies in reducing CO2 emissions in India.