UK gets more power from renewables than fossil fuels for first year ever in 2020

Government figures confirm historic shift to green electricity sources in Covid-hit market

Parents and children hold handmade wind turbines, creating a wind farm, outside Downing Street to call for a green economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.
Parents and children hold handmade wind turbines, creating a wind farm, outside Downing Street to call for a green economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.Foto: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Published 25 March 2021, 12:11Updated 29 March 2021, 16:32