> China's use of coal has probably peaked. Any developing country would do well to follow China's lead... Hmm. I think it's more correct to say the /rate of i

> China's use of coal has probably peaked. Any developing country would do well to follow China's lead... Hmm. I think it's more correct to say the /rate of increase/ of China's use of coal has probably peaked. "China added 39 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity in 2014 — 3 gigawatts more than it added in 2013. That is equivalent to three 1,000 megawatt units every four weeks.[v] At the peak, from 2005 through 2011, China added about two 600-megawatt coal plants a week, for 7 straight years. And, China is expected to add the equivalent of a new 600-megawatt plant every 10 days for the next 10 years. " http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/analysis/as-u-s-shutters-coal-plants-china-and-japan-are-building-them/ http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/analysis/as-u-s-shutte... China is increasing renewable power generation, but they continue to add coal power generation as well.