Ending the country’s 140-year reliance on coal, the last coal plant in the UK is set to close today
After receiving its final delivery of coal earlier this summer, the last coal power plant in the UK is scheduled to close its doors today – making it the first G7 country to remove coal from its grid entirely.
The closure of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station marks the end of a 142-year history of coal in the country – with its first coal-fired power plant opening in 1882. The UK’s transition away from the dirty fuel source has been rapid thanks to the growth of renewables as well as natural gas.
The site will be transformed into a zero-carbon technology and energy hub once it’s decommissioned. It’s a major step as the UK government ends coal generation by 2024.
Following a K-pop protest over climate concerns, Hyundai ended its aluminum deal with a company whose coal plants would emit 5.2 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year.
Thanks to their “imaginative” nonviolent action, climate activists brought about the “end of coal” in New England, when a power company announced it would voluntarily stop burning coal.
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A new report found that the Global Fund partnership has saved 65 million lives since 2002
After a “significant year” of progress in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, newly released data found that the Global Fund partnership has saved 65 million lives and reduced the combined death rate by 61% since 2002.
In 2023 alone, 25 million people were on antiretroviral therapy for HIV, 7.1 million people were treated for TB, and 227 million mosquito nets were distributed globally.
In countries where the Global Fund works, AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 73% since 2002 and new infections have reduced by 61%. At the end of last year, 84% of people living with HIV knew their status. There’s also notably been a reduced HIV incidence in girls and young women.
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