Britain to become first G7 country to end coal power as last plant closes

'The UK has proven that it is possible to phase out coal power at unprecedented speed,' says the head of the Powering Past Coal Alliance secretariat, a group of national governments seeking to end coal power

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LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain will become the first G7 country to end coal-fired power production on Monday, September 30, with the closure of its last plant, Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar in England’s Midlands.announced plans to close coal plants within the next decade as part of wider measures to reach its climate targets. At that time almost 30% of the country’s electricity came from coal but this had fallen to just over 1% last year.

The drop in coal power has helped cut Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions, which have more than halved since 1990. “The era of coal might be ending, but a new age of good energy jobs for our country is just beginning,” energy minister Michael Shanks said in an emailed statement.

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