UK Closes Coal Power Plant

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

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The Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire is slated to close on September 30th .

Over its decades in operation, it’s generated enough energy to make more than 21 trillion cups of tea.

The UK passed a Climate Change Act in 2008 that set it on a path to ditch coal on the way to reaching a target of net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 .

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