Last year at this time the UK was partway through a 55-day stretch without its coal plants coming online once. Today, power stations…
Continue ReadingThe use of unabated coal for electricity generation must stop by 1 October 2024, as the government brings forward the phase-out date by…
Continue ReadingAll three of the remaining coal stations serving the British grid were fired up yesterday morning to meet a shortfall of electricity after…
Continue ReadingAs of midnight on Wednesday, 10 June, the UK has been powered without coal for two consecutive months—and the streak is showing no…
Continue ReadingMinisters Confirm 2025 Deadline for Phasing Out Coal-Fired Power Stations
Written by Ben Rich in Climate Change
The UK government has recently confirmed its 2015 pledge to halt all ‘unabated’ coal-fired power generation by 2025.
Continue ReadingUse of coal in power stations in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 150 years, leading to a 4% drop…
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