Britain brings forward end of coal use by a year

• 3 years ago (2021-07-01)
• David Flin

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Anne-Marie Trevalyan, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth of the United Kingdom, said that Britain will bring forward its target to end the use of coal in generating electricity by a year to October 2024. She urged other countries to follow suit and reduce the level of fossil fuel use for power.

Trevelyan said: “I am a very strong believer that we should lead by example.” She added that Britain’s journey away from using coal in power generation, while lengthy, demonstrates that other countries can do the same. She said: “This can’t be done overnight, and security of supply has to remain … but we have done it and we have demonstrated that it is possible. Clean growth technologies have moved on a lot and many can invest in them.”