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The UK government is not alone in subsidising fossil fuels:

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However, it has committed itself to phasing out energy from coal - although the likes of the Friends of the Earth consider this too little - and much too late:
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This is the government's initiative - with the consultation having finished earlier today:

Coal generation in Great Britain: 

The pathway to a low-carbon future

From:

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Part of:

Low carbon technologies and Energy industry and infrastructure licensing and regulation

First published:

9 November 2016

Last updated:

13 December 2016, see all updates

This consultation seeks views on approaches to put into effect the closure of unabated coal power stations by 2025.

Coal generation in Great Britain: The pathway to a low-carbon future - consultation

PDF, 615KB, 40 pages

Coal generation in Great Britain: The pathway to a low-carbon future - impact assessment

PDF, 577KB, 15 pages

Consultation description

Coal is the most carbon intensive fossil fuel, producing twice the level of carbon emissions as natural gas when used for power generation. It is clear that one of the biggest contributions we can make to reducing power sector emissions is to replace unabated coal power stations with lower-carbon forms of generation.

This consultation seeks stakeholder feedback on proposals to put into effect an end to unabated coal generation by 2025. It also tests proposals for a constraint on coal generation in the years ahead of that, in order to manage closures in an orderly way.

Setting requirements that will see an end to unabated coal generation in Great Britain by 2025 will provide the market with certainty and enable it to plan how to replace this capacity with lower-carbon forms of generation.

Part of:Low carbon technologiesEnergy industry and infrastructure licensing and regulation

Coal generation in Great Britain: The pathway to a low-carbon future - GOV.UK
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