Old King Coal?

A brief history of coal use in Britain, from the Romans to the modern day is presented (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/30/the-deep-history-of-british-coal-from-the-romans-to-the-ratcliffe-shutdown). There's no doubt, that the British use of coal, 'kick-started' the Industrial Revolution. This, of course, led, in time, to the present 'greenhouse gas'-mediated climate emergency. The account finishes with a brief reference to today's closure of Nottinghamshire's Ratcliffe-on-Soar, electricity generating plant. This is Britain's last-remaining coal-fired plant (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/30/end-of-an-era-as-britains-last-coal-fired-power-plant-shuts-down). This closure might come as a surprise. It's probable that most UK residents believed the country's coal-fired electricity generating plants had been decommissioned years ago! And, of course, Yorkshire's mammoth Drax power station continues the tradition of pumping out carbon dioxide, by burning wood pellets. The country is reducing its emissions but the pace of decline has been slow.