Record lows have been achieved in the amount of fossil fuels used to generate electricity for Britain.
Just before midnight on Wednesday fossil fuels including coal and natural gas generated 1.7 gigawatts of electricity, just 6 per cent of the total used by the grid, according to power firm Drax Group.
Renewables – including wind, biomass and hydroelectric power – were responsible for 24.19 gigawatts, around 65 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs.
Just before midnight on Wednesday renewables – including wind, biomass and hydroelectric power – were responsible for 24.19 gigawatts, around 65% of the UK’s electricity needs
Of that, wind power generated over 15.6 gigawatts, or 55 per cent of the total. The remaining 24% of the total power generation came from nuclear energy, which produced 6.8 gigawatts.
After Christmas Eve, there was an increase of 125g CO2 (CO2) emissions by UK energy grid. That’s down from last year’s 156g.
According to The Climate Change Committee (which advises the Government), this should drop to 50g in 2030 and just 2g 2050 to achieve the UK’s net-zero goal.
Today, renewable energy supplies 42 percent of UK electricity, up from just 8 percent a decade ago.