Living in the Environment 18th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 20

China relies on coal for two-thirds of its commercial energy usage, partly because the country has abundant supplies of this resource. Yet China's coal burning has caused innumerable and growing problems for the country and for its neighboring nations. Also, because of the South Asian Brown Clouds ( Core Case Study ), the Pacific Ocean and the West Coast of North America are experiencing air pollution resulting from China's use of coal. Do you think China is justified in developing this resource to the maximum, as other countries-including the United States-have done with their coal resources Explain. What are China's alternatives