@silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 2 months agoG7 countries agree to shut all their coal power plants within the next 10 yearstheprogressplaybook.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down15
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkG7 countries agree to shut all their coal power plants within the next 10 yearstheprogressplaybook.com@silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-square@mdwhite999link7•2 months agoOver the past year coal has only generated 1.2% of power in the UK
minus-square@Sizzler@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink2•2 months agoWe mine and export as well as a large internal household market. Still lots of coal unfortunately, we may have stopped using it for power generation but it’s still being used.
minus-square@Blackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoLooks like there’s one mine left operating at any real capacity. ~100,000 tonnes a year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mines_in_the_United_Kingdom#21st_century Much of that mine’s output is apparently ground down for carbon filters, although it used to be used at a nearby steelworks that I think is now shut. Domestic use of coal is pretty rare, most people not using gas or electric are using wood burners.
Over the past year coal has only generated 1.2% of power in the UK
We mine and export as well as a large internal household market. Still lots of coal unfortunately, we may have stopped using it for power generation but it’s still being used.
Looks like there’s one mine left operating at any real capacity. ~100,000 tonnes a year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mines_in_the_United_Kingdom#21st_century
Much of that mine’s output is apparently ground down for carbon filters, although it used to be used at a nearby steelworks that I think is now shut.
Domestic use of coal is pretty rare, most people not using gas or electric are using wood burners.