Britain has shifted 30 per cent of its electricity away from fossil fuels in just nine years

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The UK is in the midst of a remarkable energy industry transformation, the full scale and pace of which is rarely understood

Nine years ago, Britain generated nearly 75 per cent of its electricity using natural gas and coal. In 2018, this dropped to under 45 per cent - a remarkable transition away from fossil fuels in under...

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