Accountingfor70percentofChina'senergysupply,coalhasfueledChina'seconomy.However,asanextremelydirtysourceofpower,coalimposeshugecostsonpeople'shealthandgeneralenvironment.AsfarasIamconcerned,thecostistoohigh.
Firstly,deteriorationoftheenvironmentandpeople'shealthwillinturnhalteconomicgrowth.Theenvironment,asaresource-provider,exertsdirectinfluenceoneconomicproduction,andiscloselyrelatedtothelivingstandards,healthconditionandlongevityofpeople.Oncecertaindamageisdone,wewillhavetosufferfromthehorrendousconsequences.The“retaliation”ofnaturecomesinformsofresourceexhaustion,waterandsoilerosion,naturaldisastersandsoforth.Inthissituation,theeconomyiscertaintobeaffected,Theoveruseofcoal,whichwillfinallyyieldsevereresults,isaperfectexample.Secondly,economicdevelopmentshouldnotsacrificepeople'shealthandtheenvironment.Itisthegovernment'sresponsibilitytoensureagoodenvironmentforthesakeofpeople'shealth.Unfortunately,coalinducesconsiderableenvironmentalhazardswhichcanbenoticedatlocalandgloballevel.
"Prosperity"isastatewhenasocietyissociallyaridenvironmentallythriving,notjustconfinedtoeconomicgrowth.Therefore,weshouldreducecoaldependencyandmovetowardsafuturewhereenergysupplyisbothenvironmentallyfriendlyandsustainable,(218words)