Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
In Johannesburg, South Africa, the South West Township (Soweto) was one of several areas established early in the last century for blacks to live away from the white ruling minority. On the hills surrounding Soweto, the company that provides South Africa's electricity, Eskom, built a large, coal-burning, electricity-generating plant. The electricity was for white areas of Johannesburg, miles away from the plant. The residents of Soweto had no electrical connections.
-The major long- term global problem with using coal to generate electricity is the ___________

A) particulate pollution
B) sulfur dioxides released
C) effect of the released carbon dioxide on global climate
D) water pollution
E) environmental damage in the area around the mine