05-01-2018 13:30 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Britain outlines plans for 2025 coal-power phase out

Britain will set an emission limit on coal-fired power generators from Oct. 1, 2025, forcing them to close unless they are fitted with carbon capture technology, the government said on Friday.As part of its efforts to meet the country's climate targets, Britain in 2015 announced it would end "unabated" coal-fired power generation - plants without technology to capture and store carbon emissions - by 2025.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) fleshed out the plan on F
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