Measuring the progress and impacts of decarbonising British electricity

Iain Staffell

Energy Policy, 2017, vol. 102, issue C, 463-475

Abstract: Britain's ambitious carbon targets require that electricity be immediately and aggressively decarbonised, so it is reassuring to report that electricity sector emissions have fallen 46% in the three years to June 2016, their lowest since 1960. This paper analyses the factors behind this fall and the impacts they are having.

Keywords: Electricity; CO2; Decarbonisation; Renewables; Power sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.037

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