O United Kingdom carries out the closure, this Monday (30), of its last coal production plant, the Uniper's Ratcliffe-on-Soar, in the Midlands, England. With this, it becomes the first of the G7 to abandon coal-fired power generation after more than 140 years of using the most polluting fossil fuel.
In 2015, when the UK announced plans to close coal-fired power stations within the next decade, electrical dependence on coal was 30%. In 2023, this number fell to just over 1%.
With the coal cuts, the UK greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by more than half since 1990. Now, the country's goal is to achieve NetZero, net zero emissions, up to 2050.
This will require the rise of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. According to Michael Shanks, Minister of Energy, “the age of coal may be ending, but a new era of good energy jobs for our country is just beginning.”
According to the most recent data from IEA (International Energy Agency), coal has a share of 26,78% of the world's electricity matrix. Reaching the record of 8,53 billion tons burned in 2023.
With information from Reuters
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