Britain will have burned through its supply of coal, oil, and gas in the next five years, according to a new study.
The Global Sustainability Institute has warned that if the UK continues to consume fossil fuels at the current rate, then there would be an increased dependence on imported fuels from Norway, Russia, and Qatar.
Dr Aled Jones, Director of the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin, said:
“It is vital that those shaping Europe’s future political agenda understand our existing economic fragility. The EU is becoming ever more reliant on our resource-rich neighbours such as Russia and Norway, and this trend will only continue unless decisive action is taken.”
The UK only has 5.2 years of oil, 4.5 years of coal and three years of gas remaining, and Europe will soon face an energy crisis unless countries start to look at renewables. By contrast Russia has 50 years of oil, over 100 years of gas and over 500 years of coal at their current rate of consumption
Professor Victor Anderson of the Global Sustainability Institute added:
“Coal, oil and gas resources in Europe are running down and we need alternatives. The UK urgently needs to be part of a Europe-wide drive to expand renewable energy sources such as wave, wind, tidal, and solar power.”
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Complete and utter balls.
According to an assessment given by then Energy Minister Charles Hendry in July 2011: UK had 2,344 Million tons of coal reserves underground and 852 Million tons at the surface. What was under the North Sea was ignored
Don Quixote would find himself at home with the with six toed ones of East Anglia, the world’s self appointed Windmill capital.