Category: UK Coal

End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down

UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for goodBritain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will...

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‘Zombie government’: more than half of departments delay key decisions

As an economic crisis looms in the UK, legislation shelved and deadlines missed on energy, online safety and gambling lawsMining along the west coast of Cumbria goes back to at least the 1600s, and this summer the local...

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China’s plan to build more coal-fired plants deals blow to UK’s Cop26 ambitions

Renewed commitment to coal could scupper Britain’s aim to secure global phase-out pact at climate summit China plans to build more coal-fired power plants and has hinted that it will rethink its timetable to slash...

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