India AND THE TRUE COST OF COAL

FINANCIAL TIMES, JAN 29, 2026

India is the fastest growing large economy in the world and to a great extent that growth is being fuelled by coal. At the same time, India's air pollution is among the worst in the world and has a measurable impact upon life expectancy. The developed world has gone a long way towards phasing coal out of its energy mix but for India, that is a much more complicated task.

Karan Deep Singh served as the director and producer of this documentary film published by the Financial Times. The FT’s Andres Schipani led the reporting. It was edited by Richard Topping and executive produced by Tom Griggs. Graphics by Russell Birkett.

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