CONTRIBUTION OF THE SOLAR AND WIND SECTORS TO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, UK 2016
TURNOVER EXPORTS IMPORTS EMPLOYEES ACQUISITIONS DISPOSALS
0 20 40 60 80 100 PERCENTAGE
OFFSHORE WIND ON-SHORE WIND SOLAR ALL OTHER
LEVELS OF CONCERN OVER CLIMATE CHANGE 86%
Concern highest amongst those in social grade AB (86%)
62% H5%
The UK low-carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy grew by 5% to £42.6 billion in 2016, from £40.5 billion in 2015; it continued to account for around 1% of total UK non-financial turnover.
Turnover in the solar sector in the UK fell from £3.1 billion in 2015 to £2.0 billion in 2016; over 85% of UK turnover in the solar sector relates to activity in England.
Exports related to the low emission vehicles sector were £2.2 billion in 2016, representing 60% of all UK LCRE exports.
PROPORTION OF UK LOW-CARBON AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ECONOMY TURNOVER AND EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR, 2016
ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS
BIOENERGY
ENERGY MONITORING NUCLEAR
LOW EMISSION VEHICLES
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ONSHORE WIND
ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING OFFSHORE WIND
RENEWABLE COMBINED HEAT AND POWER
LOW CARBON FINANCIAL AND ADVISORY
HYDROPOWER
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
RENEWABLE HEAT
FUELS CELLS AND ENERGY STORAGE
TURNOVER EMPLOYMENT
0 10 20 30 40 50 %
H11%
VEHICLE CATEGORY
PLUG-IN / PURE ELECTRIC PLUG-IN / OTHER VEHICLE HYBRID / PETROL-ELECTRIC HYBRID / DIESEL-ELECTRIC
CARS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PLUG-IN CAR GRANT TOTAL NEW CARS REGISTERED
JUNE 2018
1,519 4,753 9,242 32
5,573 234,945
During 2018 Q1, over 15,300 new ultra low-emission vehicles (ULEVs) were registered in the UK, an increase of 11% on 2017 Q1. ULEVs made up 1.8% of all new registrations.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ALTERNATIVELY FUELLED VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS JUNE
JUNE 2017
1, 466 3,094 6,107 52
4,022 243,454 % CHANGE
3.6 53.6 51.3 -38.5
38.6 -3.5
NEWLY REGISTERED CARS BY PROPULSION TYPE, GREAT BRITAIN 2002 Q1 TO 2018 Q1
THOUSANDS OF NEWLY REGISTERED CARS
600 500 400 300 200 100
2002Q1 PETROL DIESEL ALTERNATIVE FUELS 2006Q2 2010Q1 QUARTER 2014Q1 2018Q1
% YTD CHANGE
-3.3 39.6 24.1 -38.9
27.7 -6.3
Lowest amongst those in social grade DE (62%)
Only one in 10 (10%) believe climate change is mainly down to natural processes.
Respondents were more likely to see climate change as a result of human activity rather than a natural process.
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