"This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts. Coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, accounting for about forty percent of energy-related CO2-emissions. Continued construction of coal-fired power plants could make the...

Energy Yatra from Damodar to Zambezi -- A nation and its contradictions -- Nationalisation of problems -- Coal on sale -- Notes from an auditor -- Entrepreneurship and environment -- Winners and losers -- A promise to keep -- Energy ambitions

This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts. Coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, accounting for about 40 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions. Continued construction of coal-fired power plants could make the...