UK to end coal power by 2024
2 Jul 2021
The UK will officially no longer use coal to generate electricity from 2024, a year earlier than previously planned.
Coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel and is responsible for harmful levels of air pollution.
The announcement comes ahead of energy & climate change minister, Anne-Marie Trevelyan speaking at the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) Europe Roundtable today.
