英国对可再生能源的依赖度不断提高，而可再生能源可能受恶劣天气影响 。他此前曾为其他出版物报道科学、环境和气候变化。他最初接受海洋学训练，作为一名记者，他近二十年来一直报道人类对地球海洋、气候和野生动物的影响。
Britain is increased reliant on renewables, which can be affected by bad weather Credit E+/halbergman Jonathan Leake Energy Editor Show biography Jonathan Leake is the Telegraph's Energy Editor. He has previously worked for other publications covering science, environment and climate change. He originally trained in oceanography and as a journalist, he has covered humanity’s impact on Earth’s oceans, climate and wildlife for nearly two decades.
下午1:17 BST 一项新研究发现，英国的能源安全比乌克兰更弱，引发了对政府急于拥抱可再生能源的担忧。
1:17pm BST Britain’s energy security is weaker than Ukraine’s, a new study has found, raising concern over the Government’s rush to embrace renewables.
亚当·斯密研究所的一份报告将英国在整体能源安全方面排在187个国家中的第41位。这比饱受战争蹂躏的乌克兰低两位，尽管俄罗斯不断针对乌克兰的基础设施。
A report by the Adam Smith Institute ranks Britain 41st out of 187 countries by overall energy security. That is two places behind war-torn Ukraine despite Russia’s relentless targeting of its infrastructure.
当仅考虑电力时，这一差距更大，英国排在第175位，而乌克兰排在第99位。
That gap is even greater when just electricity is considered, with the UK positioned 175th compared with Ukraine in 99th.
该研究基于一系列因素，包括对进口的依赖、对本土能源的管理以及长期国内政策。
The study was based on a range of factors, including reliance on imports, management of home-grown energy sources and long-term domestic policies.
挪威排名第一，该国石油和天然气资源丰富，但大部分电力来自建在山中的水电站。
First place went to Norway, which has plentiful oil and gas but gets most of its electricity from hydropower stations built into its mountains.
瑞士几乎没有化石燃料，但因其在创造多样且有韧性的能源供应方面取得的成功，在能源安全方面排名第五。
Switzerland, which has scarcely any fossil fuels, ranked fifth on energy security because of its success in creating diverse and resilient energy supplies.
亚当·斯密研究所高级研究员奥利弗·麦克弗森-史密斯表示，乌克兰对战争的回应使其在应对能源危机方面处于更有利的地位。
Oliver McPherson-Smith, a senior fellow at the Adam Smith Institute, said Ukraine’s response to the war had made it far better placed to handle energy crises.
该研究所的报告指出，英国目前进口占其总能源的44%，而2004年仅为4.5%。
The institute’s report points out that the UK now imports 44pc of its overall energy, up from 4.5pc in 2004.
与此同时，对可再生能源的依赖度不断提高，而可再生能源本质上具有间歇性，因为它们依赖天气。
This is alongside an increased reliance on renewables, which are inherently intermittent because they are weather-dependent.
他说：“英国在能源安全方面排名低于乌克兰，这是对我们能源政策的严厉谴责。”
He said: “The UK ranking below Ukraine for energy security is a sobering indictment of our energy policy.
“尽管乌克兰的人均GDP较低，但由于其能源结构更加多元化、自给自足程度更高以及可调度电力发电能力更强，乌克兰的能源表现更好。”基辅消防员在2025年俄罗斯对一座热电厂发动袭击后与火灾搏斗 HANDOUT/UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE/AFP via Getty Images 亚当·斯密研究所——一个右翼智库——敦促政府采取一系列政策以提高能源安全。
“Despite its lower GDP per capita, Ukraine does better because of its more diverse energy mix, greater self-sufficiency and more dispatchable electricity generation.”Kyiv firefighters battle flames after Russia attacks a thermal power plant in 2025 HANDOUT/UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE/AFP via Getty Images The Adam Smith Institute – a Right-wing think-tank – urged the Government to pursue a range of policies to improve energy security.
这包括扩大核能以替代进口天然气和电力、提高北海的生产能力以及停止新建风电和太阳能电站的建设。
This includes expanding nuclear power to replace imported gas and electricity, ramping up production in the North Sea and halting construction of new wind and solar plants.
此消息传出之际，英国能源行业正等待安迪·伯纳姆对杰克道和玫瑰银行油气田的决定，这一决定可能显著提升国内产能。
It comes as the UK energy industry awaits a decision from Andy Burnham on the Jackdaw and Rosebank gas and oil fields which could significantly increase domestic production.
电力专家尼克·罗森表示，乌克兰在战争期间通过用许多更小、更难被破坏的电站取代少数几个大型集中式电站，从而增强了其能源安全。
Nick Rosen, an electricity expert, said Ukraine had strengthened its energy security during the war by replacing a few large, centralised power stations with many smaller ones that were harder to disrupt.
他说：“面对对其主要基础设施的持续轰炸，乌克兰被迫快速转向微型电力和分布式发电。”
He said: “In response to relentless bombing of their major infrastructure, Ukraine was forced into a rapid transition to micropower and decentralised generation.
“他们惊人的韧性清楚地表明，分布式、本地化的能源网络本质上比集中式电网更安全、更难被破坏。”‘19世纪的解决方案’针对该报告，风能和太阳能行业组织批评了可再生能源会削弱能源安全的说法。
“Their amazing resilience is a clear demonstration that distributed, local energy networks are inherently more secure and harder to disrupt than centralised grids.”‘19th-century solution’In response to the report, wind and solar trade bodies criticised the suggestion that renewables served to weaken energy security.
可再生能源英国协会首席执行官塔拉·辛格表示：“本土清洁能源正在使英国重新掌控我们的能源，减少因我们无法控制的事件导致的国际天然气市场突然价格飙升对困难家庭用户的影响。”太阳能英国行业组织负责人克里斯·休伊特指责亚当·斯密研究所“在用19世纪的方案解决21世纪的问题”。
Tara Singh, the chief executive of RenewableUK, said: “Home-grown clean power is enabling the UK to take back control of our energy, reducing the impact on hard-pressed bill payers of sudden price spikes in international gas markets caused by events we can’t control.”Chris Hewett, the head of industry body Solar Energy UK, accused the Adam Smith Institute of “seeking a 19th-century solution to 21st-century problems”.
“要实现真正的能源安全，我们必须摆脱对昂贵且波动剧烈的石油和天然气的依赖，”他补充道。
“For real energy security we must wean ourselves off reliance on expensive and volatile oil and natural gas,” he added.
能源安全与净零部门的一位发言人表示：“英国拥有世界上最可靠的电力系统之一。
A spokesman for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said: “The UK has one of the most reliable electricity systems in the world.
“通过提供更多我们可控制的本土电力，包括核能、太阳能和风能，我们正在为国家建设韧性，为社区、家庭和企业提供财务保障。”
“By delivering more home-grown power we control, with nuclear, solar and wind power, we are building resilience for the country and financial security for communities, families and businesses.”