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The last UK coal electrical station is closing. Impressive! They mention the 142 year history of coal being used for electricity, but the UK has been using coal for more than 250 years for steam engines and heat. I wonder if they could been more generic about the type of power and used the longer timeline in the headline. Or is there still substantial use of coal for non-electric power in the UK? https://lnkd.in/e7xymQMc

UK is now at zero on this chart. No production of power from coal. But turn this chart upside down to track the lowest to highest price paid by consumers. #energy #coal #API2 #commodities

On Monday 30th September, Britain becomes the first rich nation to quit coal, marking the end of 142 years of coal. Renewables and two sets of Government policies made this happen: carbon pricing and emissions limits. Here’s the story of how, along with what’s next for gas…

UK is now at zero on this chart. No production of power from coal. But turn this chart upside down to track the lowest to highest price paid by consumers. #energy #coal #API2 #commodities

The last operating coal-power plant in the UK was closed last week. This marked the end of more than 140 years of coal-fired electricity generation and proved that large economies can say goodbye to the dirtiest fossil fuel. At the turn of the 18th century, the coal-powered steam engine was invented in Britain and subsequently became a key source of energy for industry. In 1882, Thomas Edison's company opened Britain's first coal-fired power plant in London. Since then, British coal plants have burned 5 billion tons of coal, emitting more than 11 billion tons of carbon dioxide, according to an analysis by the British publication Carbon Brief. This map provides an overview of the announcements and plans to phase out coal in Europe. There are only a few countries that have no concrete plans to phase out coal. What do you think, should the remaining coal countries take a lesson from the UK and phase out earlier? How could this be achieved?

On 30th September, Britain ended 142 years of coal powered electricity which powered the Industrial Revolution. With the closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal plant in Nottinghamshire, it marked a milestone in making the UK, first of the G7 members to quit coal for good. Ratcliffe’s eight 114m (364ft) cooling towers, described as “concrete cathedrals" by Nottinghamshire born TV writer James Graham, have dominated the skyline of the M1 southbound/Nottinghamshire/East Midlands since 1968 when it was commissioned by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). Until it was decommissioned, the plant at its peak powered two million homes. In 2012 coal power accounted for 40% of the UK’s electricity generation, dropping in 2019 to just 2 % and finally zero on 1st October, 2024. Two sets of Conservative policies effectively ended the use of coal. Carbon pricing which made coal more expensive than gas and EPS coal emissions limits, which made coal power stations uneconomical to run. In reaching the 2030 target of 100% fossil fuel free power and reducing UK carbon emissions by 68%, the Labour government has a focus to double onshore wind, triple solar power, quadruple offshore wind and increase the import of electricity. Uniper, the Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station operators, hope to turn the site into a green energy hub. The towers are expected to be demolished. Image: Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station as seen from the village by the same name (Nottingham Post) #environmentalwellbeing

Fast Facts About Coal: Total demand for U.S. coal reached 1.05 billion tons in 2010. 33% of U.S. electricity is generated from coal. 9 out of every 10 tons of coal mined each year in the U.S. is used for domestic electricity generation. Each person in the U.S. uses 3.4 tons of coal annually. #Coal #CoalEnergyBenefits #Cleancoal #EnergySecurity #SustainableEnergy

With US demand for thermal coal waning, Peabody Energy has struck a deal to focus on feeding the rising appetite for coal used to make steel

Brilliant news: Britain’s last remaining coal power plant will generate electricity for the final time today, marking the end of Britain’s long history of coal power use which began when the world’s first coal-fired power station began generating electricity in 1882. Coal is the dirtiest form of fossil fuel and Britain becomes the first major economy to stop using it to generate electricity. #JustTransition #NetZero #GreenInvestment https://lnkd.in/dvTuJACE