Before stating that India would benefit from Australian coal and playing the political points scoring politics, he needs to look at Latrobe Valley and Hazelwood, which has the reputation as the worlds most polluting carbon intensive power station.
Alcoa...... been posting about this co relation between Alcoa and Loy Yang Power for years on hotcopper.
"Big Thank you to management" in commercializing Coldry in India that has a government which has set pro active regulations in bringing about change in the use of lignite as fossil fuel .
If Alcoa shuts down it also effects LYP as it looses over 30% revenue and will need to find alternative customers.
What implications will that have???
Maybe some sense will prevail and the lignite can be Dryed before being burned.....wishful thinking for Christmas ???
Base load power ?
If Victoria decides to turn to gas as the main energy source it will be not only Alcoa shutting down but a larger manufacturing sector.
look at WA and the effects of gas prices on manufacturing.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-13/what-will-the-paris-climate-deal-mean-for-australia/7024476
ALL IMO please do own research
