71% in the uk
250,000 factories is there in the UK by 1850.
67 in the uk
UK should have nuclear power as it provides sustainability. It also prevents UK from using too much fossil fuel.
Around 1-4 million gallons a year
Bournville, Birmingham UK
See: Factories & Mines in the United Kingdom
what percentage of electricity produced in the UK comes from burning fossil fuels ?
yes
In a roundabout way perhaps. Chernobyl was a nuclear Power plant. Once up and running, these don't contribute to acid rain. But when it was shut down, in all probability, Power plants relying on fossil fuels were worked harder, burning more fossil fuels. And burning fossil fuel contributes to acid rain. Winds can easily carry the emissions from those Power plants over to the UK.
2001
The first law effecting Child Employment in the UK was the 1802 factories act.