Britain's coal era ends when the last mine closes

On Monday, Britain's last coal-fired power station closed. It is a milestone for the country that led the industrial revolution for the first time since 1882 without coal-fired power.

The Radcliffe-on-Shore coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire closed on Monday, marking the end of Britain's 142-year history of coal, which began in 1882 with the opening of Holborn Viaduct Power Station, which incidentally was the first coal-fired power station in the world to generate electricity for public use.

Over the years, the UK has burned 4.6 billion tonnes of coal, emitting 10.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, an analysis suggests. Carbon abstractionTaking all the evidence into account, who's to say that's more than most countries published in the same period.

This makes the UK the first G7 country to completely phase out coal. According to the Carbon Brief, one that can guide many countries, it lists four significant elements in the phase-out process.

Several factors lead the way

The first concerns the availability of alternative sources of electricity sufficient to meet and exceed rising demand, the Carbon Brief writes. Second, the construction of new coal capacity has been assured. Earlier this year, the New Labor government withdrew government support for a controversial plan to build a new coal mine in Whitehaven. In September, the High Court also found it The project should be discontinued.

The introduction of taxes on air pollution and carbon dioxide was crucial in paving the way for other energy sources, while the government set a clear timeline for the coal power sector a decade ago. To react and plan, says Carbon Abstract.

EU Member of Parliament Isabella Lovin (MP), member of the EU Parliamentary Committee for Industrial Affairs, Research and Energy, sees the phase-out as a milestone.

– Britain, like the EU, should have phased out coal power long ago, but doing so now is a historic milestone and further proof that we can leave outdated and dirty energy behind and invest in renewable clean sources instead. Energy, while building modern, strong societies. Coal-fired power plants are still in use in several EU countries, including Germany and Poland. Actions must be taken now to accelerate the transition so that the last coal-fired power plants here close, he says in an email.