The U.k. Just Closed Its Last Coal Power Plant

Adele Peters, Fast Company
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 7:00am

The country was the birthplace of coal power. Now it’s the first major economy to ditch it. The U.K. was the world’s first country to build a coal power plant. Now, 142 years later, it’s also the first major economy to stop using any coal to make electricity.

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