UK energy provision
The United Kingdom’s energy use per capita (38 MWh) is much higher than that of the world’s average of 22 MWh. In order for the UK to provide enough energy we use many different sources, some being used more that others.

Figure 1
Figure 1

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Figure 2
Figure 1 shows that the UK’s main energy provider is Gas, which equates to 34.6% of the UK’s consumption. Oil is used at almost the exact same amount, standing at 33.6%. This means that the main 2 energy providers to the UK makeup more that 65% of the total consumption. Coal is next most consumed at 19.2%. If we’re classing that nuclear energy is a renewable source still just 12.7% of the UK’s energy use was renewable, which is shockingly low to say the importance of the need for clean, sustainable energy.

The world is already on a path to reduce use of fossil fuels and start using cleaner renewable energies. Trade blocs are also combatting for sustainable energy, for example the European Union have set up the Emissions Trade scheme, which puts a price on carbon, which it hopes will influence companies to use less carbon aggressive sources, becoming more efficient.
From being 12.7% renewable in 2012 the government hopes that 20% of our energy will be renewable by 2020. Figure 2 shows that by 2050 wind energy is predicted to increase rapidly, being a renewable enrgy this is obviously good, however unforntuantly some people complain that the turbines are an unpleasnt sight and are too noisy. Figure 2 also shows an increase in the use of geothermal energy almost tripleing todays use. The most obvious and largest change is the prediction that there will be a huge decline in the use of gas, it falls from the 2015 50GW output to the expected 10GW of output in 2050, the reason this will change is most likely because the UK will want to end its dependence on the gas provided by Russia,