Fossil fuel industry in the UK - statistics & facts
With the British government bearing down on its 2050 net zero emissions target, the role of the fossil fuel industry in the United Kingdom has been shifting. Low oil prices throughout 2020 are impacting offshore oil production in the North Sea, fracking operations are underlying a moratorium, and coal’s contribution to the country’s power mix has been reduced to the bare minimum. As the coronavirus pandemic held the economy in its grip and electricity demand began changing, coal plants were the first to be shut off. Since 1970, fossil fuel dependence in the UK has fallen by nearly 20 percent. Nevertheless, the UK is still one of the countries with the highest oil consumption worldwide.
