據(jù)美國油價網(wǎng)報道，盡管英國以犧牲化石燃料為代價，努力推動可再生能源的生產(chǎn)，但隨著當(dāng)?shù)靥烊粴猱a(chǎn)量的下降，英國未來幾年將面臨更高的天然氣進口依存度。  

據(jù)《金融時報》2月10日報道，該報日前對英國能源需求進行了分析，分析結(jié)果顯示，英國對進口天然氣的依存度將從目前的50%增加到2030年前的70%。  

再過10年后，也就是2040年，英國消耗的天然氣中80%將依賴進口，而到2050年前，英國國內(nèi)天然氣產(chǎn)量只占國內(nèi)需求的15%。

英國是在能源轉(zhuǎn)型努力方面最雄心勃勃的國家之一，主要是因為環(huán)保組織對決策者施加了巨大壓力。 在北海和陸上進行新的石油和天然氣鉆探活動一直是環(huán)保人士優(yōu)先考慮的事情，而且正在取得成果。

然而，最近，現(xiàn)任英國政府不顧反對，決定批準(zhǔn)新的油氣鉆探作業(yè)。 根據(jù)英國能源大臣Greg Hands所說，“一夜之間開關(guān)我們國內(nèi)的天然氣來源，將會使能源安全、國內(nèi)就業(yè)和工業(yè)面臨風(fēng)險，我們將更加依賴從外國進口天然氣?！?/p>

據(jù)《獨立報》近日報道，英國政府將批準(zhǔn)在北海開發(fā)6個新油氣田，這促使環(huán)保人士指責(zé)唐寧街“破壞氣候行動”和“無視科學(xué)”。  

李峻 編譯自 美國油價網(wǎng)

原文如下：

UK Natural Gas imports To Increase Drastically In Coming Years

Despite its efforts to boost renewable energy generation at the expense of fossil fuels, the UK is facing a higher natural gas import dependency in the coming years as local production declines.

The Financial Times reported it had conducted an analysis on the UK's energy needs that showed that its dependence on imported gas will deepen from about 50 percent at the moment to as much as 70 percent by 2030.

A decade later, in 2040, the UK will be importing 80 percent of the natural gas it consumes, and by 2050, domestic production will only account for a modest 15 percent.

The UK is among the most ambitious countries in the energy transition effort, not least because of substantial pressure on decision-makers from environmentalist organizations. New oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, as well as onshore, has been a priority for environmentalists, and it is bearing fruit.

The current government, however, recently decided to approve new drilling despite the opposition. According to energy minister Greg Hands, "Flicking a switch and turning off our domestic source of gas overnight would put energy security, British jobs and industries at risk and we would be even more dependent on foreign imports," the FT wrote.

The UK government is set to approve drilling at six new oil and gas fields in the North Sea, which prompted environmentalists to accuse Downing Street of "torpedoing climate action" and "disregarding science," The Independent reported earlier this week.