The spectre of coal over climate change as electricity demand soars

Record summer heat has sent electricity demand soaring. Despite the focus on renewables, thermal power will meet additional demand, sending sustainability targets for a toss

S Dinakar
Last Updated at March 9, 2023 17:49 IST

Summers last a decade in the Game of Thrones, now in its final season, against a three-month Indian summer. But the Starks and the Lannisters did not use air-conditioning to cool their mansions. Not so the case here.

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