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Can an Economy Develop Without Coal? / David Hone, The energy collective, 5/08/2014http://theenergycollective.com/davidhone/451746/can-economy-develop-without-coalWhile all fossil fuels are contributing to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, coal stands apart as really problematic, not just because of its CO2 emissions today (see chart, global emissions in millions of tonnes CO2 vs. time), but because of the vast reserves waiting to be used and the tendency for an emerging economy to lock its energy system into it...