Sharon Begley
The coal burning electric power plants are not the only source of CO2 emission, the other major source of CO2 emission is the steel industry in which China produces more than U.S., Japan and Germany combined. Vehicles made in China also produce more emission than US and European made car, because it has less strict emission standard in its design of emission system.
The best short term option to bridge the gap until new technologies come on line is to reduce deforestation and promote regrowth in tropical countries.
http://www.rff.org/RFF/Documents/RFF-IB-08-02.pdf