The government said it would unveil the new law to impose restrictions on licenses Coal mines The new agreement “as soon as possible” in what it described as a “critical step” to address climate change.
This comes after the closure of the last coal-fired power station in Britain In October, making the UK the first G7 country to end its reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity.
In a landmark ruling in September, British courts overturned the permit granted by the previous Conservative government for a project in Whitehaven, Cumbria, which would have been the country’s first new coal mine in 30 years.
The metallurgical coal used to make steel was to be mined.
“Making coal power a thing of the past will pave the way for a clean, safe energy system that protects bill payers and creates a new generation of specialized workers,” Energy Secretary Michael Shanks said in a statement.
The government said in a statement that coal went from generating about 40 percent of the UK’s electricity supply in 2012 to zero percent currently.
The Labor Party won the legislative elections that took place in July and pledged to be more ambitious in the field of policies directed at meeting Britain’s commitments on climate change and also promised to decarbonize the electricity grid by 2030.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said from Baku in Azerbaijan, where he is participating in the United Nations Climate Change Summit, that his country will seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent from 1990 levels by 2035, as part of the government’s plans to reach net zero by 2050.
The centre-left government also lifted the Conservative Party’s de facto ban on new wind projects and suspended new oil and gas exploration licenses in the North Sea.
