The False Promise of âSecond Lifeâ Coal âSecond lifeâ coal proposals are high emission proposals and usually have an associated high water use intensity. These proposals also lack scientific or economic proof of success. A worker carries coal in a basket in a industrial area in Mumbai, May 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade/Files Government18/Jan/2021 Home Minister Amit Shahâs recent statement that India will likely invest Rs 4 trillion ($55 billion) in expanding new and existing coal mines, some of which may go into speculative, domestic âclean coalâ projects over the next decade to create a hope for âsecond lifeâ is, in our view, entirely inconsistent with the countryâs policy direction and ignores the lack of proof of economic viability.