Meet the woman behind the legal precedent derailing fossil fuel projects across the UK Sarah Finch (Sarah Finch) said she nearly gave up several times during her nearly 5-year legal battle. Now she is "overwhelmed" by the impact her success has had thetimes.com/uk/environment…

British electricity mix at 11am on 10th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 16.3% Biomass 4.5% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 39.2% Solar 11.3% Hydro 1.0% ⚛️Nuclear 15.9% ➡️Imports 11.8% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 31GW Carbon intensity 115 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

British electricity mix at 3pm on 10th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 17.8% Biomass 6.0% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 38.9% Solar 9.6% Hydro 1.1% ⚛️Nuclear 16.0% ➡️Imports 10.6% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 30GW Carbon intensity 116 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

British electricity mix at 7pm on 10th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 16.9% Biomass 7.7% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 38.0% Solar 0.2% Hydro 2.0% ⚛️Nuclear 16.1% ➡️Imports 16.0% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 3.0% 🔌Generation 30GW Carbon intensity 118 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

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British electricity mix at 11pm on 10th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 10.7% Biomass 4.9% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 50.2% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.4% ⚛️Nuclear 20.4% ➡️Imports 12.5% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 24GW 🌍Carbon intensity 74 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

British electricity mix at 3am on 11th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 11.5% Biomass 4.4% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 53.8% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.1% ⚛️Nuclear 21.5% ➡️Imports 7.7% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 23GW 🌍Carbon intensity 77 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

British electricity mix at 7am on 11th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 15.4% Biomass 8.6% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 44.4% Solar 1.2% Hydro 1.7% ⚛️Nuclear 18.2% ➡️Imports 9.3% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 1.2% 🔌Generation 27GW Carbon intensity 107 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

British electricity mix at 11am on 11th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 9.7% Biomass 4.6% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 36.1% Solar 19.3% Hydro 1.1% ⚛️Nuclear 15.5% ➡️Imports 13.8% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 32GW 🌍Carbon intensity 98 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

British electricity mix at 3pm on 11th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 10.0% Biomass 5.9% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 33.6% Solar 19.1% Hydro 0.9% ⚛️Nuclear 16.1% ➡️Imports 14.4% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 30GW Carbon intensity 101 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

🇫🇷 FRANCE: 22g CO2/kWh 🟢 using 70% Nuclear, 14% Wind and 9% Hydro. 🇩🇪 GERMANY: 530g CO2/kWh 🔴 using 33% Coal, 28% Wind and 16% Gas. Provided by Electricity Maps, data is about live consumption as of 11/09/24 20:33 Berlin's time.

British electricity mix at 7pm on 11th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 30.9% Biomass 10.3% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 28.7% Solar 0.2% Hydro 1.9% ⚛️Nuclear 15.5% ➡️Imports 9.2% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 3.3% 🔌Generation 31GW Carbon intensity 186 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

Britain's electricity mix over last 12 months approximately: Nuclear 15.6% Gas 28.5% Coal 1.2% Wind 26.8% Solar 5.0% Hydro 1.5% Biomass 8.2% Import 12.3% Storage 0.7% Generation 250TWh Carbon intensity 189 gCO2e/kWh vs a target of 50-100 gCO2eq/kWh by 2030

Having a big nuclear fleet keeps carbon low. Hoping the UK gets the first two SMRs under test soon

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British electricity mix at 11pm on 11th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 13.2% Biomass 11.4% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 37.9% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.8% ⚛️Nuclear 21.2% ➡️Imports 13.3% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 1.2% 🔌Generation 23GW Carbon intensity 106 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

British electricity mix at 3am on 12th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 14.8% Biomass 12.0% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 35.8% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.6% ⚛️Nuclear 22.1% ➡️Imports 13.7% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 22GW Carbon intensity 116 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

Not news but still depressing, homes built in the last 10 years are more expensive to run as a result of weak building regs. The new Future Homes Standard comes in next year and it's an opportunity to mandate solar, heat pumps and better insulation 🤞 theguardian.com/business/2024/…

British electricity mix at 7am on 12th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 29.9% Biomass 13.6% Coal 0.0% 🍃Wind 25.9% Solar 1.0% Hydro 2.4% ⚛️Nuclear 17.0% ➡️Imports 7.7% Other 0.0% 🔋Storage 2.5% 🔌Generation 29GW Carbon intensity 186 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030

British electricity mix at 11am on 12th Sep 2024 🔥Gas 16.9% Biomass 8.4% Coal 0.0% Wind 19.4% Solar 20.0% Hydro 1.7% ⚛️Nuclear 15.4% ➡️Imports 17.9% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.4% 🔌Generation 32GW Carbon intensity 138 gCO2e/kWh vs 50-100 gCO2e/kWh target by 2030