Just before Britain’s last coal fired power station Ratcliffe-on-Soar powered down for the final time, Madeleine Finlay travelled to Nottinghamshire with energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose for a last tour of the site. Britain is the first major economy to move away from coal entirely as it strives to meet the target of net zero by 2030. Jillian and Madeleine speak to employees Peter and Pete to find out what working at the plant has meant to them, and how they’re feeling as the closing date approaches.
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End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
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