As Eby tours India today touting #BCLNG as the solution to their smoggy skies, reality is much —much— different. He appears to be selling gas to a country that is actively leaving it.
"Coal use declined in both countries even as electricity demand continued to rise”
" non-fossil energy sources grew fast enough in both countries to meet rising electricity demand.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/india-china-coal-power-renewables-b2899298.html
And from this article:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/india-solar-one-bengaluru-new-delhi-b2761414.html
"Renewable energy is now the most economical option.
Solar is now half the cost of power from new coal-powered plants. Shah added that dropping costs for energy storage, in the form of batteries, means that renewable power will be the “new normal," even when the sun doesn't shine”
Neither of these articles even mention natural gas.
A quick look at the "Electricity Sector in India" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_India ) shows that the absolute amount of electricity generated by Natural Gas in India has dropped from 93TWh in 2011-12, to 56.6TWh in 24-25.
At the same time, *just* Solar has gone from 4.6TWh in 2014-15 (the first year with separate numbers) to 144TWh in 24-25? Renewables in total including traditional Hydro have gone from 181-403TWh.
Who is BC actually selling LNG to?
#BCLNG #ClimateAction #BCPoli #EndFossilFuels #ABPoli #Canada #LNG #Renewables #Solar
