Scrap planning rules that favour onshore oil and gas, environmentalists demand
Nine environmental campaign organisations have urged the government today to end planning policies that favour fossil fuels.
Steep fall in oil and gas use needed to cut emissions, says climate advisor
The UK must swap oil and gas for clean electricity to meet its next set of carbon reduction targets, the government’s climate advisor said today.
No change to onshore oil and gas planning policy
The government is proposing no changes to national planning policy for onshore oil and gas.
Reaction to oil and gas plans in King’s Speech
The government’s much trailed plan to require annual oil and gas licensing rounds for the North Sea was included in the King’s Speech today.
“We need to get on with fracking” – Liz Truss
The UK’s shortest serving prime minister has called for a revival of fracking for shale gas.
October 2022 headlines
Keep up to date with October 2022’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas. Click here for headlines from previous months. Please let us know if we’ve missed something important contact@DrillOrDrop.com Monday 31 October […]
UK fracking industry offers fixed gas price “to cut bills”
The organisation representing the UK shale industry has offered to fix gas prices to industry, transport and homes.
CCC backs limits on UK oil and gas production and a presumption against future exploration
The UK’s official advisor on climate change has said it would support a government presumption against future oil and gas exploration.
10% support UK fracking – new record low in government survey
Just one in ten people support fracking in the UK, according to the latest results in a quarterly government survey.
Energy prices, shale gas and a campaign of misinformation
When the energy company SSE put prices up last week by an average of 8.2%, it blamed, among other things, government-imposed green levies collected through gas and electricity bills. Three days later, the company told the FT that government green energy policies would put up bills by £26 […]
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