The U.K's last coal-fired power station closed on Monday, but thousands of power stations operating on coal are still running around the globe and climate scientists say they need to be retired at a faster rate.

Britain will shutter its last ever coal fired power plant on Monday— ending the country's 140 year reliance on the fossil fuel.

Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing. This will mark the end of 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.