Britain is showing unprecedented progress in its quest to become carbon-neutral by 2050. A new report shows that renewables in the country have set a new record with 42 gigawatts of capacity, overtaking the 40.6 gigawatts available from fossil fuels. The report also shows that the leading sources of renewable energy are wind farms followed by solar power and biomass.
The UK’s renewable sector surpasses fossil fuels in terms of generating power
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