Still no coal! Britain edges towards coal-free fortnight

Madeleine Cuff
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Britain has now gone 12 days and 19 hours without using any coal-fired electricity

Britain's record streak without coal power continues today, with the grid now coal-free for 12 days and 19 hours, the longest amount of time since the Industrial Revolution. Hopes are now high that...

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