With too much reliance on cheap coal for economic growth, you end up here:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;7&#x2F;9861174&#x2F;beijing-pollution-warning-severe-smog-china" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;7&#x2F;9861174&#x2F;beijing-pollution-...</a><p>China&#x27;s use of coal has probably peaked. Any developing country would do well to follow China&#x27;s lead and build renewables rather than coal, whatever its short-term advantages.