Monthly carbon intensity of the power sector in Great Britain 2015-2020

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
The monthly carbon intensity of the power sector in Great Britain is typically highest in the cooler months. Since May 2015, the highest carbon intensity was recorded in October 2017. That month, energy sources including coal, CCGT, Biomass and other fossil fuels emitted 415 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour. Since then, Great Britain's carbon intensity has been falling, and in May 2020 dropped to a low of 108 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour. Great Britain's power sector carbon intensity is forecast to continue falling in the coming decades.

Monthly carbon intensity of the power sector in Great Britain from 2015 to 2020 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)

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January 2021

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

May 2015 to September 2020

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*Includes coal, CCGT, Biomass, and other fossil fuels (including oil, OCGT and gas CHP-CCGT)

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