India is planning to double or triple its use of coal by 2030.

The arguments in favor of this would be totally logical, if it were not going to spike last chance of an agreement to avert global disaster.

India won't be spared this disaster. Does it want to see Mumbai under water along with its other coastal cities?

If governments of more powerful countries, such as the US, Australia, Canada and the UK, were not in the grip of fossil fuel interests, they could (and would) compel India to participate in carbon emissions reduction. All it takes to build storage systems for solar electricity is some money, and other countries should contribute to that.

India also has a responsibility to curb its population growth, not just project it up and up.