End of an era: Britain finally says goodbye to coal – podcast
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Just before Britain’s last coal fired power station Ratcliffe-on-Soar powered down for the final time, Madeleine Finlay travelled to Nottinghamshire with energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose for a last tour of the site. Britain is the first major economy to move away from coal entirely as it strives to meet the target of net zero by 2030. Jillian and Madeleine speak to employees Peter and Pete to find out what working at the plant has meant to them, and how they’re feeling as the closing date approaches.
Clips: BBC
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
The deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown
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The use of coal, a staple of heating and electricity-generation for decades, is in decline in the United States — supplanted by newly abundant production of natural gas — but is still dominant in some parts of the world. While economical, coal use is particularly problematic as international attention focuses increasingly on climate change.