Analysis: UK electricity generation from fossil fuels plunges to lowest level since 1957

Stuart Stone
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Fossil fuel-generated electricity fell more than a fifth in 2023 to lowest in 66 years, but renewable power generation has also 'effectively stood still', Carbon Brief finds

The amount of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels in 2023 fell to its lowest level in 66 years, as power from low carbon sources continued took on a growing proportion of the country's energy demand,...

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