Poland Hosts Climate Talks, While Boosting Coal Industry

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/11/131119-poland-hosts-climate-talks-and-coal-summit/
Environmental Advocates have recently been enraged by Polands decision to invite Coal Industry leaders to discuss the future of coal in future global energy use, while at the same time Poland was 1 of the 194 countries that was meeting to discuss an international treaty to address climate change.  Poland is almost completely reliant on coal for energy, as coal produces 80% of its electricity.  Coal plays a crucial role in energy production for a lot of the EU now and in the future, however it has devastating impacts on the environment.  One of the negative impacts from the coal is that it creates a noxious air quality in Poland, "the second worst air quality in all of the European Union".  This air pollution is so horrible that "Simply by living and breathing in Krakow for a year, a resident inhales as much benzopyrene, a highly carcinogenic pollutant, as he or she would from smoking 2,500 cigarettes."  Overall, coal provides a lot of energy for Poland, however it proves problematic for the people's health, and influences climate change.