United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 33665
Coal
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11 July 2022
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19 July 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement made on 30 June 2021 that the Government would remove unabated coal from the UK’s energy mix by 2024, whether that remains the Government's poli
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11 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement made on 30 June 2021 that the Government would remove unabated coal from the UK’s energy mix by 2024, whether that remains the Government's poli
Source: Commons
19 July 2022
Answer
The Government remains committed to phasing out unabated coal generation by October 2024. The UK has already made excellent progress in reducing coal usage, with coal’s share of our electricity supply falling from 40% in 2012 to less than 2% in 2020.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-11/33665
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1487950
- uk · wq-1487950 · source updated 19 July 2022