The chart illustrates how many
tons
of three different fossil fuels sorts were used in the UK between 1990 and 2010.
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Overall
, there was an increase in the amount of gas, Linking Words
while
the opposite trend was seen in the Linking Words
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for oil and coal. Use synonyms
Furthermore
, the amount of used coal was the highest Linking Words
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compared to others, replaced by gas from 2000 onwards.
The rate of gas used for intended purposes started at 210 Use synonyms
million
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tons
in 1990, after which it experienced a significant rise to 300 Use synonyms
million
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tons
in 2000, before ending the period at 325 Use synonyms
million
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due to
a marginal climb. Opposite changes could be witnessed through the Linking Words
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for coal, which was at 305 Use synonyms
million
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tons
in 1990 and remained at the top place for the next five years, despite a small downward trend to 275 Use synonyms
million
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However
, from 2000 onwards, because of a remarkable drop, coal became the least common kind of emission resource in the UK, reaching just under 200 Linking Words
million
in the final year.
Similar changes but with a negligible fluctuation could be seen in the Use synonyms
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for oil, starting at 225 Use synonyms
million
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tons
in the first year, followed by a slight decline to 205 Use synonyms
million
after a decade, and ending the period at just over 200 Use synonyms
million
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tons
in the Use synonyms
last
year because of a significant decrease.Linking Words
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