The carbon intensity of Great Britain's power sector amounts to 141.5 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (gCO2/KWh). This figure is expected to drop in in the coming decades. Projections show that by 2050, just 33 grams of CO2 will be emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.
Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)
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Aurora Energy Research. (October 13, 2020). Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189677/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-great-britain/
Aurora Energy Research. "Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189677/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-great-britain/
Aurora Energy Research. (2020). Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189677/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-great-britain/
Aurora Energy Research. "Carbon Intensity Outlook of The Power Sector in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in Grams of Co2 per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189677/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-great-britain/
Aurora Energy Research, Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Great Britain from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189677/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-great-britain/ (last visited May 26, 2022)