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Smoke and steam bellows from the chimneys and cooling towers of Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal fired power station, owned and operated by Uniper at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, England. The plant emits 8–10 million tonnes of CO2 annually. It has a generating capacity of 2,116 MW, enough electricity to meet the needs of approximately 2 million homes. (photo by Andrew Aitchison / In pictures via Getty Images)

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Smoke and steam bellows from the chimneys and cooling towers of Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal fired power station, owned and operated by Uniper at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, England. The plant emits 8–10 million tonnes of CO2 annually. It has a generating capacity of 2,116 MW, enough electricity to meet the needs of approximately 2 million homes. (photo by Andrew Aitchison / In pictures via Getty Images)