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Nhiếp ảnh gia nổi tiếng chuyên chụp ảnh từ trên cao Jason Hawkes vừa giới thiệu những tác phẩm mới nhất về nước Anh được chụp trong màn đêm.
Welcome to London - the city that consumes more energy than entire European countries. From above the bright lights of the financial district of the City and Docklands may look pretty, but each year London consumes 150 thousand giga watt hours of energy - more than enough to power Ireland, and equal to the cosumption of nations such as Portugal and Greece.
An aerial photo by Jason Hawkes, looking from The Shard towards North London
Picture: Jason Hawkes / Barcroft Media
erial photographer, Jason Hawkes has captured night-time images of London's world famous tourist sights and financial institutions that power London's economy. They also use the up the capital's resources - 43 per cent of London's CO2 emissions come from commercial buildings such as these.
Neon signs illuminate Piccadilly Circus
Despite improved construction methods and an increase in renewable and nuclear power sources, 74 percent of all electricity in the UK still comes from fossil fuels, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which most scientists agree contributes to global warming.
The Royal Albert Hall
London's population of seven million people requires 125 times its own land mass to sustain the 5.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide consumed by each Londoner per year.
Stratford and the Olympic Park at dusk
But the good news for the environment is that despite London's growth in the past decade, energy consumption has actually fallen, according to the Greater London Authority. At present 44.7 million tonnes of CO2 are produced per year, which is one per cent below 1990 levels.
The Swiss Re Tower (commonly known as The Gherkin) and Heron Tower at dusk
The Shard, Tower Bridge and the City at dusk
An aerial view of the spire on top of The Shard at night
The Swiss Re Tower and Lloyd's of London at night
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