Britain’s last coal-fired power station closes

A worker inspects the offline turbine hall of Ratcliffe on Soar Coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire central England on October 1, 2024. The UK�s last coal-fired power station shut down on September 30 after 60 years of looming over the small town of the same name, the closure signalled the end to polluting coal-powered electricity in the UK, in a landmark first for any G7 nation. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)