The case against coal-fired power generation

Last edited 7 March 2008 at 3:14pm

Publication date:

6 June, 2008

Find out why a new generation of coal-fired power stations would undermine – perhaps fatally – Britain's chances of meeting its climate change targets, and what the real solutions to climate change and energy security are.

Updated: 18 September 2009

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Briefing: The case against coal-fired power generation

Article tagged as: climate change, coal, reports

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