Historic Change as Britain Closes Last Coal-Fired Power Plant; Transition to Clean Energy Vital for Economy, Human Health

By Julia Longbottom / U.K. Ambassador to Japan
13:36 JST,
September 30, 2024
Today, people in Great Britain wake up coal power free. At midnight last night (Sept. 30), the U.K. switched off its last coal power station, ending over 140 years of coal-powered electricity generation in the U.K.
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