The UK helped usher in the coal era — now its closing its last remaining plant

A picture shows an aerial view of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power station, including smokestacks with emissions billowing out of them.

By the end of the month, the United Kingdom is set to shutter its last operating coal-fired power plant.

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire is slated to close on September 30th, marking the end of coal power in the UK. It’s turning the page on an era of dirty energy that the UK helped usher in globally and now has to leave behind to meet climate goals.

The coal power plant was first commissioned in 1967, and received its Read Entire Article