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

Exercise 16

China relies on coal for two-thirds of its commercial energy usage, partly because the country has abundant supplies of this resource. As a result, China's use of coal is playing a large role in the warming of the global atmosphere. Do you think China is justified in expanding its use of this resource as other countries, including the United States, have done with their coal resources Explain. What are China's alternatives