China Leads the World in Carbon Emissions; Can It Be Part of the Global Solution? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email The world’s biggest coal users - China, the United States and India - have boosted coal mining in 2017, in an abrupt departure from last year’s record global decline for the heavily polluting fuel ( AP Photo ) Produced by Alexandra Botti Produced by GBH, PRX and WNYC Studios