The eight cooling towers at Cottam coal power station in Nottinghamshire coming down together on 14 August 2025. Britain demolished its backup: 34 GW gone, while China built 1,052 GW of coal.

Britain Demolished Its Backup: 34 GW of Reliable Power Gone While China Built 1,052 GW of Coal Britain closed 33.9 GW of coal and oil plant from 21 stations now demolished, being pulled down, or otherwise taken off the grid. In the same years China commissioned 1,052 GW of new coal, about 31 times as

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