Government proposes 2025 deadline for coal power phase out

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Green groups welcome plan from Energy and Climate Change Secretary to close coal power plants that fail to install carbon capture technology within a decade

The government has this morning announced new plans to close all unabated coal-fired power stations by 2025 and restrict their use by 2023. In a statement issued ahead of Energy and Climate Change Secretary...

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