China, with it’s billion and a half citizens, faces a huge
challenge. For them, it’s not just a matter of maintaining the
status quo, it’s a matter of having a huge population desiring
to enjoy a modern lifestyle.  They intend to attain that for
their citizens by quadrupling the gross national product and
doubling energy consumption by 2050 over what it was in 2000.
They are presently depending upon coal to generate 75% of their
electricity. Their target is to reduce that to 38% by 2050.
Presently electricity demand is increasing 15% per year and coal
fired plants are the fastest way for them to meet that demand.
Chana is installing more than one 1000 MW coal fired plant per
week at present.  The pollution generated takes a huge toll on
not only the health of Chinese citizens, but also on food
production. The haze generated by burning all of that coal
reduces net sunlight at ground level by more than 1%, with an
attendant reduction in food crops. Presently, there is more than
250 GW of coal fired generating c