Government launches proposals on coal plant closure plan

By Susanna Twidale and Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government launched proposals on Wednesday on how it plans to end coal-fired power generation by 2025 without technology to capture carbon emissions. "The government wants to see an orderly transition away from unabated coal generation and is clear that action will only be taken if there will be no risks to the security of our electricity supplies," the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said. Coal-fire