Honest global warming chart Blog: "Renewable energy overtakes fossil fuels for first time as UK's biggest source of electricity in 2020" ( 42%, with 2/3 from wind and solar, but most of the rest from burning wood, causing more pollution and CO2 emissions than any other source of electricity ! )

Source of article title:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55839613

"Renewable Subsidies Reach Record High!

For the first time, renewable energy overtook fossil fuels to be the biggest source of electricity in the UK in 2020.

Wind, solar, bio-energy and hydro (water) power generated a record 42% of UK power last year, while fossil fuels – mostly gas – produced 41% ...

In 2019, renewables generated 37% of the UK’s electricity, compared with 45% for fossil fuels.

... For some reason the BBC forgot to mention the immense cost of all this:

... This year, the cost of subsidising renewable energy will be £12.9bn, about £470 for every home in the country.

... Wind and solar power only contributed 28% of electricity, with most of the rest coming from burning forests ...

" ... fossil fuels still account for 79% of total energy consumption, with renewables running at just 11%"

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