UK Energy
Decarbonising the UK electricity system
- The UK’s electricity grid has decarbonised at a faster rate than other countries in the last decade – with emissions falling twice as quickly as in any other major economy. (Source)
- Emissions from generating electricity have fallen 69% since 2010. (Source)
- The Government has set an ambition for all electricity generation to be decarbonised by 2035, subject to security of supply. (Source)
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Goodbye to coal
- Coal was biggest source of power generation as recently as 2014...
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Today's green grid
- Today, around 60% of electricity comes from low-carbon sources, such as renewables and nuclear, with gas accounting for the remaining 40%. (Source)
- 2022 was the second greenest year on record (after 2020 which where several lockdowns helped reduce carbon consumption drastically). (Source)
- In Q1 2023, wind power generated more than gas for the first time in the UK's history. (Source)
- The "greenest day" on record - ie lowest carbon intensity of the grid - was on April 2023 at 33g/kWh. (Source)
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