Answer to Question #132893 in Physical geography for lily

Question

what has happened to our use of coal in the uk over the last 20 years

Answer 1

The consumption of coal in the UK significantly decreased since 2000 from about 55 million tons to around 8 million tons by 2020. Coal production and imports have also decreased, as follows from "The death of UK coal in five charts" by Hannah Ritchie (2019):

Reference:

Hannah Ritchie (2019), The death of UK coal in five charts, URL: https://ourworldindata.org/death-uk-coal