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Coal has played a significant role in the United Kingdom – and British identity – since the Industrial Revolution. Coal first generated electricity in the country in the 1880s. It was the country’s largest bulk export until 1939. Even the word “smog” was coined in London for the hazy skyline coal power created. But now, the U.K. is the world’s first major economy to quit coal power, beating a climate-focused deadline the government set back in 2015.
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The United Kingdom is the first major developed country to phase out coal power. Today is the first day no coal power plant is operating in the country. The British consul general for the northwest U.S. says Wyoming can learn from the U.K.’s transition away from coal.
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The world-famous British a cappella vocal ensemble, The King’s Singers, offers a holiday favorite.