The UK just quit coal power, when will we?

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After 142 years the UK’s electricity grid is now coal free.

Last week it closed its last remaining coal fired power station earlier than expected and became the first G7 economy to dump coal power.

Today, energy expert from the Grattan Institute Alison Reeve on how the Brits did it and when we’ll do the same.

She explains the historical significance of coal in the UK’s industrial revolution and its eventual decline.

Alison Reeve highlights the role of bipartisan politics and strategic policies in achieving this milestone.

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Alison Reeve, Energy and Climate Change Deputy Program Director at Grattan Institute

Key Topics:

UK electricity grid
Coal-fired power stations
Renewable energy transition
Politics in energy policy
Role of nuclear energy in the UK
Australia’s coal power phase-out

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