In 2022, the amount of coal used in the generation of heat totaled 6,000 metric tons. This figure has remained stable since 2015 after dropping significantly from 272,000 metric tons in 2014. The UK has set a deadline of 2024 to phase out coal from to phase out coal from Great Britain's energy system.
Coal used in the generation of heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Coal used in the generation of heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518099/coal-used-in-heat-generation/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Coal used in the generation of heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518099/coal-used-in-heat-generation/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Coal used in the generation of heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518099/coal-used-in-heat-generation/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Coal Used in The Generation of Heat in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518099/coal-used-in-heat-generation/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Coal used in the generation of heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518099/coal-used-in-heat-generation/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Coal used in the generation of heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/518099/coal-used-in-heat-generation/
