Why New Coal - Trailer

Perplexed by the inter-related problems India faces as it develops at the cost of 2/3 rd of its population living outside the economy, two young activists from Switch ON , rode their cycles across India, through the coal belt - to question Indias growth based on fossil fuel, and to seek and highlight alternatives for a sustainable and equitable development.

Why New Coal gives a new perspective to Coal in India - Addressing India's growing energy needs, problems of energy security and Climate Change Vulnerabilities - from Energy Experts from across the country including S.P. Sethi (Planning commission), Dunu Roy (Hazard Centre), Vandana Shiva (Navdanya), Chandra Bhusan (CSE) Siddharth Pathak (Green Peace), S.K.Chand (TERI), Shirish Sinha (WWF) Ashok Agarwal (Jharia Bachao Sangharsh Samiti), Girish Sant (Prayas), Dr. Gonchowdhury (WBREDA), Sanjeev Ghotge (WISE), Nitin Desai (United Nations), Ambuj Sagar (IIT), Dr. M P Narayanan (Coal India)

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News & Politics

Tags:

• why new coal
• vinay jaju
• huub dekkers
• switch on
• climate change
• india
• energy security
• Dunu Roy
• Hazard Centre
• Vandana Shiva
• Navdanya
• Chandra Bhusan
• CSE
• Siddharth Pathak
• Greenpeace
• S.K.Chand
• TERI
• Shirish Sinha
• WWF
• Ashok Agarwal
• Girish Sant
• Prayas
• Dr. Gonchowdhury
• WBREDA
• Sanjeev Ghotge
• WISE
• Nitin Desai
• United Nations
• Ambuj Sagar IIT
• Dr. M P Narayanan
• Coal India

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R.I.P Girish Sant :'(

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Just one comment: S K Chand of TERI is not the Doctorate. He just had Bachelor degree. Please maintain the accuracy of the film by proper designation.