Views sought on green energy plans for ex-fracking site
Residents and businesses in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire are being asked what they think about producing geothermal energy from old gas wells, including one once earmarked for fracking.
Backbench Tories call for relaxed planning laws for fracking
A group of backbench Conservatives has urged the government to ease the planning laws on shale gas schemes.
Third Energy awarded government funding for heat network study using old gas wells
Third Energy has received a grant of £50,250 to assess the feasibility of using geothermal energy from its former gas wells to power heat networks in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire.
Fracking opposition more than double support – new government survey
More than twice as many people oppose fracking than support it, according to a new government survey published today.
Government responds to fracking industry legal letter
A government department has confirmed it has acted on a threat of legal action from the onshore shale gas industry over the moratorium on fracking.
Government survey drops some questions about fracking
A government survey of public attitudes on energy issues has dropped some questions about fracking and will ask others less frequently.
Fracking opponent becomes junior minister at BEIS
Lee Rowley, who opposed shale gas exploration in his Derbyshire constituency, has been become a junior minister at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). He was appointed in the reshuffle, along with Greg Hands, the new energy and climate change minister.
Fracking support drops and opposition rises– latest government survey
Support for fracking fell to its lowest level in the latest phase of a government survey of public attitudes, published today.
“No government plan for net zero, two years on” – MPs
The UK Government “lacks a plan” on how to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, despite setting the target in law almost two years ago, a committee of MPs argued today.
Fractured debate – what the latest research says about hardening attitudes to shale gas
Support for fracking has declined over the past decade and opposition has become more deeply entrenched, a new study of public attitudes in the UK has concluded.
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