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Should Ireland stop using coal power for electricity?

After 142 years of coal power and the nation behind the Industrial Revolution, Ratcliffe on Soar ...

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10.00 7 Oct 2024


Should Ireland stop using coal power for electricity?


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After 142 years of coal power and the nation behind the Industrial Revolution, Ratcliffe on Soar closed in the UK this week. It makes the UK the first G7 country to stop using coal power for electricity. Could we follow suit? Pat discusses this with Aoife Foley Professor in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Queen’s University.


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