Britain, the birth place of coal power, has gone seven days without electricity from coal-fired stations for the first time since its 19th century industrial revolution, the country's power grid operator said on Wednesday. As part of efforts to meet its climate target to cut greenhouse gas emissions
1 / 2FILE PHOTO: A security guard watches from a coal heap during a climate change protest at Ratcliffe Power Station at Ratcliffe-on-SoarA security guard watches from a coal heap during a climate change protest at Ratcliffe Power Station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, central England October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Staples/FilesBy Susanna Twidale
However, coal plants emit almost double the amount of carbon dioxide - a heat-trapping gas blamed for global warming - as gas-fired power plants, and were moved out of Britain's cities from the late 1950's to reduce air pollution. The National Grid, Britain's power transmission network, said coal-free runs like the one this week would become a regular occurrence as more renewable energy entered the system.
Britain's last deep-cast coal mine closed in North Yorkshire in 2015, marking the end of an era for an industry once employing 1.2 million people in nearly 3,000 collieries.
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