The End Of Coal? Perhaps Not Quite.

[New Judge]

Today marks the end of the widespread use of coal for industry in the UK. The last coal fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Stour closes as does the last operational blast furnace at Port Talbot steel works:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y35qz73n8o

The UK’s normal total peak electricity demand is less than 40GW. In the first half of 2023, construction was started on 37 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity in China. Their total programme of new coal plants amounts to a capacity of ten times that figure.

It is estimated that since it was first used in the UK, around 4.6bn tons of coal has been used to produce electricity. China uses that much each and every year.

Who believes phasing out the use of coal in the UK has contributed anything of any significance towards reducing global emissions?

[youngmafbog]

//Maggie shut down the coal mines mate. //

Actually labour shut down more mate.

[youngmafbog]

Mad Milliband needs sectioning.  HE will bankrupt the country (unles Rachel Thieves does it first).

Not one iota of a clue this lot, and I thought the last lot were rock bottom.