According to the British power transmission network operator National Grid, the amount of electricity produced from non-fossil fuel sources in the United Kingdom (UK) outstripped that from fossil fuels for the first time in 2019. Zero-CO2 electricity (from wind parks, solar, nuclear energy, and electricity imports) accounted for 48.5% of Britain’s power supply in 2019, compared to 43% generated by fossil fuels (mainly gas, and coal at a lesser extent); the remaining 8.5% was generated by biomass and waste.
Since 1990, the share of zero-CO2 power supply has nearly doubled, from 24.4% to 48.5%, while that from fossil fuel has fallen from 75.5% to 43% (that of coal collapsed from 75% to 2.1% in 2019).
According to the European Directive on renewables, the national target is to increase the share of renewables in final energy consumption to 15% in 2020 (11% achieved in 2018). The country aims to achieve at least a 100% reduction in GHG emissions based on 1990 levels.
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