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While the UK may be using less non-renewables, they are paying more in total every year for fossil fuels.
Articles like this one (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/09/fossil-f...) shows a rather dark trend.
Some key quotes: From 2020 to 2021 they (fossil fuels) received an extra £1bn support from the government compared with 2020, a 10.7% increase
In 2021, support for fossil fuel extraction rose by 20% to nearly £2bn.
Using fossil fuels as reserve energy is only getting more and more expensive.
While the UK may be using less non-renewables, they are paying more in total every year for fossil fuels.
Articles like this one (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/09/fossil-f...) shows a rather dark trend.
Some key quotes: From 2020 to 2021 they (fossil fuels) received an extra £1bn support from the government compared with 2020, a 10.7% increase
In 2021, support for fossil fuel extraction rose by 20% to nearly £2bn.
Using fossil fuels as reserve energy is only getting more and more expensive.