London | Britain closed a chapter of its storied but carbon-heavy industrial history, as its last coal-fired power plant was switched off and its largest steel mill was shuttered.
Tata Steel on Monday (Tuesday AEST) shut down the final blast furnace at Port Talbot in Wales, a century-old steelworks that was once Europe’s largest, at a cost of almost 3000 jobs.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
