Where does the UK’s fuel come from, apparently, it’s from foreign dictators according to Labour. Kier Starmer “We will create a new publicly owned company – Great British Energy – to invest in homegrown clean energy across the country and give us real energy independence from foreign dictators.”
Could someone please explain, who these dictators are? The information is available from DUKES (Digest of UK Energy Statistics). See https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a7e15c0808eaf43b50d935/DUKES_2024_Annexes_A-J.pdf
The chart G3 above shows the UK’s ten largest markets in volume of imports and exports of coal and other solid fuels, primary oil, petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and renewables. In 2023 Norway accounted for 32 per cent of total imports to the UK, followed by 24 per cent from the United States and 7 per cent from The Netherlands. For exports, The Netherlands accounted for 33 per cent of total exports from the UK, followed by 22 per cent to Belgium and 11 per cent to the Irish Republic. In March 2022, it was announced that the UK would phase out imports of Russian oil and oil products by the end of 2022 in response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Following that, in April 2022 it was further announced that the UK would phase out imports of Russian coal by the end of 2022, and imports of Russian LNG as soon as possible after the end of 2022. There was no trade for any fuel with Russia in 2023.
You may also consider reading www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/articles/ukenergyhowmuchwhattypeandwherefrom/2016-08-15