The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel.

The country’s last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finishes operations on Monday after running since 1967.

This marks a major milestone in the country’s ambitions to reduce its contribution to climate change. Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel producing the most greenhouse gases when burnt.

  • snooggums
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    3011 hours ago

    Won’t somebody think of the children who yearn for the mines?

    • @ThePyroPython
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      1611 hours ago

      They can go work in the Lithium mines now.

      • @Viking_Hippie
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        24 hours ago

        At least they’ll be so happy on the day they find their friends (they’re in their heads)

        • Liam Mayfair
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          12 hours ago

          They’ll be so ugly though. I guess it’s ok, cos who needs mirrors anyways.