Most fertilisers for crops are made from ammonia (NH₃) produced from natural gas. In 2004, UK gas production was equal to UK consumption. But by 2024, UK gas production had fallen to about half of UK consumption, even though UK consumption had fallen by 40% over the same period.
The government’s carbon-related policy costs is one of the reasons for the decline in the UK’s fertiliser industry and rise in food costs.
In 2004, UK gas production was equal to UK consumption; by 2024, UK gas production had fallen to about half of UK consumption, even though UK consumption had fallen by 40% over the same period. The biggest falls in consumption have been in industrial consumption and electricity generation, both now about half their 2004 levels. Surprisingly, UK imports account for about two-thirds of UK consumption because the UK acts as a land bridge for Norwegian gas and US LNG to reach Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands via UK pipelines....<<<<Read More>>>....
