List of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom

This list of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom presents various renewable resources such as crops for food or fuel, livestock and wood with accompanying information being given on its production and trade by the United Kingdom.

Wheat Field, At Hirsel Law, north of Coldstream

(For non-renewable resources of the United Kingdom see: Coal mining in the United Kingdom, Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom, Mining in the United Kingdom and North Sea oil).

Agriculture in the United Kingdom

image highlighting UK population centres

Main article: Agriculture in the United Kingdom

Crops and livestock (2013)^[1] (quantities in thousands of tonnes unless otherwise specified)	Area used (thousands of hectares)	production (in UK)	Imports from the EU	Imports from the rest of the world	Exports to the EU	Exports to the rest of the world
Total Cereals	3 029	20 083	3 942	1 143	1 030	420
Oilseed rape	715	2 128	148	29	429	2
Linseed	35	62	11	2	37	-
Sugar beet	117	1320	422	691	135	98
Peas for harvesting dry	13	48	--	--	--	--
Field beans	118	378	--	--	--	--
Fresh vegetables	131	2,608	1,971	265	76	5
Plants and flowers	20	--	--	--	--	--
Potatoes	139	5 685	--	--	--	--
Fresh Fruit	29	388	1,368	2,193	145	2
Cattle and calves; beef and veal	--	842	224	82	122	5
Pigs and pig meat	--	791	712	10	153	54
Sheep and lambs; mutton and lamb	--	300	18	102	118	1
Poultry and poultry meat	--	1,662	449	30	213	91
Milk (in millions of litres)	--	13 546	132		473
Hen eggs (in millions of dozens)	--	829	152	1	23	-

Timber Stacks

Forestry in the United Kingdom

Main article: Forestry in the United Kingdom

Wood and pulp (2004)^[2]	UK Production	Imports	Exports	Apparent consumption	Units
Sawnwood	2 782	8 647	370	11 059	1,000m³
Woodbased panels	3 533	3 786	511	6 808	1,000m³
Paper & paperboard	6 240	7 442	1 547	12 135	1,000mt

Aquaculture and fishing in the United Kingdom

Fish boxes awaiting loading at Clash harbour

Main articles: Fishing industry in England and Fishing industry in Scotland

Renewable energy in the United Kingdom

Main Article: Renewable energy in the United Kingdom, a subset of: Energy in the United Kingdom

In 2013 the United Kingdom had a total of electricity generated from, renewable sources of 53,667 GWh.^[3]

The demand for electricity (produced from renewable and non-renewable sources) in the United Kingdom through 2013 measured:
104,124GWh (first quarter), 86,830GWh (second quarter), 83,811GWh (third quarter), 96,457GWh (fourth quarter),^[4] producing a total of 371,222GWh (2013).

References

↑ "Agriculture in the United Kingdom" (PDF). https://www.gov.uk/. Defra. Retrieved 25 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "Imports, exports & apparent consumption of wood products". http://www.forestry.gov.uk/. Forestry Commission. Retrieved 25 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "Renewable energy in 2013" (PDF). https://www.gov.uk/. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "ENERGY TRENDS JUNE 2014: Section 5 – Electricity" (PDF). https://www.gov.uk/. p. 41. External link in |website= (help)

Agriculture

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Prehistoric	Neolithic Revolution Agriculture in Mesoamerica

Ancient	Ancient Egyptian agriculture Agriculture in ancient Greece Roman agriculture

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Fisheries	Aquaculture Diversity of fish Fish diseases and parasites Fish farming Fisheries management Fisheries science Individual fishing quota Sustainable fishery Wild fisheries

Fishing	Artisanal fishing Fisherman Fishing vessel History of fishing

Industry	List of harvested aquatic animals by weight By country Commercial fishing Marketing Markets Processing Products Seafood

Recreation	Angling Big-game fishing Catch and release Fishing tournaments Fly fishing

Techniques	Fish trap Fishfinder Fishing net Gathering seafood by hand Handline fishing Spearfishing Trawling

Tackle	Artificial flies Bait Bite indicators Hook Line Lures Rod Sinker

Locations	Fish ponds Fishing banks Fishing villages Marine habitats

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Forestry

Outline Index Forest areas Ministries Research institutes Colleges Journals Arbor Day

Types	Agroforestry (dehesa) Analog forestry Bamboo forestry Close to nature forestry Community forestry Ecoforestry Energy forestry Mycoforestry Permaforestry Plantation forestry Social forestry Sustainable forestry Urban forestry World forestry

Ecology and management	Afforestation Arboriculture Controlled burn Dendrology Ecological thinning Even-aged management Fire ecology Forest informatics IPM inventory governance law old-growth pathology protection restoration secondary transition Forest certification ATFS CFS FSC PEFC SFI SmartWood Woodland Carbon Code Growth and yield modelling Horticulture (GM trees) i-Tree Reforestation (urban) Silviculture Sustainable management Tree allometry breeding Tree measurement crown girth height volume

Environmental topics	Acid rain Carbon sequestration Clearcutting Deforestation Ecological services Forest dieback Forest fragmentation High grading Illegal logging Invasive species REDD Shifting cultivation chitemene slash-and-burn slash-and-char svedjebruk Timber recycling Wildfire Wilding

Industries	Coppicing Forest farming Forest gardening Logging Manufacturing lumber plywood pulp and paper sawmilling Products biochar biomass charcoal non-timber palm oil rayon rubber tanbark Rail transport Tree farms (Christmas trees) Wood engineered fuel mahogany teak Woodworking

Occupations	Forester Arborist Bucker Choker setter Ecologist Feller Firefighter handcrew hotshot lookout smokejumper River driver Truck driver Log scaler Lumberjack Ranger Resin tapper Rubber tapper Shingle weaver Timber cruiser Tree planter Wood process engineer

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Human impact on the environment

General	Anthropocene Environmental issues Human impact Impact assessment List of issues Planetary boundaries

Causes	Agriculture fishing irrigation meat production palm oil Energy industry biodiesel coal electricity generation nuclear power oil shale petroleum reservoirs wind power Manufacturing cleaning agents concrete nanotechnology paint paper pesticides pharmaceuticals and personal care Transport aviation roads shipping Other land use mining genetic pollution human overpopulation overexploitation particulates pollution war

Effects	Biodiversity threats Climate change Deforestation Desertification Ecocide Erosion Coral reefs Freshwater cycle Global warming Habitat destruction Holocene extinction Nitrogen cycle Land degradation Land surface effects on climate Phosphorus cycle Ocean acidification Ozone depletion Runaway climate change

Mitigation	Birth control Cleaner production Climate change mitigation Climate engineering Ecological engineering Environmental engineering Environmental mitigation Industrial ecology Mitigation banking Organic farming Reforestation urban Restoration ecology Sustainable consumption Waste minimization

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Human/World population

Major topics	Biocapacity Optimum population Overpopulation Malthusian catastrophe Population Population ethics Population momentum Sustainable development Women's reproductive rights Zero population growth

Biological and related topics	Family planning Pledge two or fewer Human population control One-child policy Two-child policy Population biology Population decline Population density Physiological density Population dynamics Population growth Population model Population pyramid Projections of population growth

Human impact on the environment	Deforestation Desalination Desertification Environmental impact of agriculture of aviation of biodiesel of concrete of electricity generation of the energy industry of fishing of irrigation of mining of off-roading of oil shale industry of palm oil of paper of the petroleum industry of reservoirs of shipping of war Industrialisation Land degradation Land reclamation Overconsumption Pollution Quarrying Urbanization Loss of green belts Urban sprawl Waste Water scarcity Overdrafting

Population ecology	Carrying capacity Deep ecology Earth's energy budget Food security Habitat destruction I = P × A × T Malthusian growth model Overshoot (population) World energy consumption World energy resources World3 model

Literature	A Modest Proposal Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc. An Essay on the Principle of Population "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits The Limits to Growth The Population Bomb The Skeptical Environmentalist The Ultimate Resource

Publications	Population and Environment Population and Development Review

Lists	Population and housing censuses by country Metropolitan areas by population Population milestone babies

Events and organizations	7 Billion Actions International Conference on Population and Development Population Action International Population Connection Population Matters Population Research Institute United Nations Population Fund Voluntary Human Extinction Movement World Population Day World Population Foundation

Related topics	Classic Maya collapse Fertility and intelligence Green Revolution Holocene extinction Migration

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Natural resources

Air

Pollution / quality	Ambient standards (USA) Index Indoor developing nations Law Clean Air Act (USA) Ozone depletion

Emissions	Airshed Trading Deforestation (REDD)

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Water

Types / location	Aquifer storage and recovery Drinking Fresh Groundwater pollution recharge remediation Hydrosphere Ice bergs glacial polar Irrigation Rain harvesting Stormwater Surface water Wastewater reclaimed

Aspects	Desalination Floods Law Leaching Sanitation Conflict Conservation Peak water Pollution Privatization Quality Right Resources management policy

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Sustainability

Principles	Ecological modernization Environmentalism Human impact on the environment Planetary boundaries Social sustainability Stewardship Sustainable development

Consumption	Anthropization Anti-consumerism Ecological footprint Ethical Over-consumption Simple living Sustainability advertising Sustainability brand Sustainability marketing myopia Sustainable Systemic change resistance Tragedy of the commons

Population	Birth control Family planning Control Overpopulation Zero growth

Technology	Appropriate Environmental Sustainable

Biodiversity	Biosecurity Biosphere Conservation biology Deep ecology Endangered species Holocene extinction Invasive species

Energy	Carbon footprint Climate change mitigation Conservation Descent Efficiency Emissions trading Fossil-fuel phase-out Peak oil Renewable Energy poverty

Food	Forest gardening Local Permaculture Security Sustainable agriculture Sustainable fishery Urban horticulture

Water	Conservation Crisis Efficiency Footprint

Accountability	Sustainability accounting Sustainability measurement Sustainability metrics and indices Sustainability reporting Standards and certification Sustainable yield

Applications	Advertising Architecture Art Business City College programs Community Design Ecovillage Education for Sustainable Development Fashion Gardening Geopark Green marketing Industries Landscape architecture Living Low-impact development Sustainable market Organizations Packaging Practices Procurement Tourism Transport Urban drainage systems Urban infrastructure Urbanism

Management	Environmental Fisheries Forest Materials Natural resource Planetary Waste

Agreements	UN Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972) Brundtlandt Commission Report (1983) Our Common Future (1987) Earth Summit (1992) Rio Declaration on Environment and Development Agenda 21 (1992) Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) ICPD Programme of Action (1994) Earth Charter Lisbon Principles UN Millennium Declaration (2000) Earth Summit 2002 (Rio+10, Johannesburg) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20, 2012) Sustainable Development Goals

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