Friends of the Earth: End of UK Coal Power Bought Forward
July 01, 2021
July 01, 2021
LONDON, England, July 1 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following statement:
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Reacting to news that from 1 October 2024 the UK will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned, Friends of the Earth energy campaigner, Tony Bosworth, said.
"Although this is welcome news, coal power was already fading into the history books.
"Coal provided just 1.5% of UK electricity in the final quarter of 2020, the l . . .
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Reacting to news that from 1 October 2024 the UK will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned, Friends of the Earth energy campaigner, Tony Bosworth, said.
"Although this is welcome news, coal power was already fading into the history books.
"Coal provided just 1.5% of UK electricity in the final quarter of 2020, the l . . .