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I spotted these snippets of information from Wiki about the use of coal in China, which really highlights the scale of the problem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_power_in_China
Air pollution has gotten so bad that a study by the World Bank found that air pollution kills 750,000 people every year in China.[SUP][27][/SUP] Amidst growing public concern, social unrest incidents are growing around the country. For example, in December 2011 the government suspended plans to expand a coal-fired power plant in the city of Haimen after 30,000 local residents staged a violent protest against it, on the grounds that "the coal-fired power plant was behind a rise in the number of local cancer patients, environmental pollution and a drop in the local fishermen's catch."[SUP][28][/SUP]
In addition to environmental and health costs at home, China's dependence on coal is cause for concern on a global scale. Due in large part to the emissions caused by burning coal, China is now the number one producer of carbon dioxide, responsible for a full quarter of the world's CO2 output.[SUP][29][/SUP] According to a recent study, "even if American emissions were to suddenly disappear tomorrow, world emissions would be back at the same level within four years as a result of China’s growth alone."[SUP][30][/SUP]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_power_in_China