China's coal consumption has been pretty much flat for the past decade. That's certainly not ideal, but it's not a rapid increase.
Where are you seeing their coal use as flat? Even the related wikipedia page[1] shows a pretty steady increase over time.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_China
Where are you seeing their coal use as flat? Even the related wikipedia page[1] shows a pretty steady increase over time.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_China