Fracking support up and opposition down – government survey
Support for fracking has recovered from a record low in the spring, according to results from the latest government attitudes survey. Opposition has fallen from a previous record high.
Government has 18 months to act on climate change – official adviser
The UK’s credibility to tackle climate change rests on government action over the next 18 months, the official adviser said today.
Surrey declares climate emergency as campaigners stage “die-in”
Conservative-controlled Surrey County Council has declared a climate emergency – almost unanimously.
Ellesmere Port inquiry decision delayed over climate change report
The decision has been delayed in the public inquiry into IGas plans to test the flow of its well at Ellesmere Port, the Planning Inspectorate has confirmed.
Minister responds to court ruling on fracking planning policy
The government has made its first public comment on the legal challenge which quashed a key section of planning policy on shale gas and fracking.
Cuadrilla breached permit over venting unburned methane at Lancashire frack site
The Environment Agency has warned Cuadrilla over allowing climate-changing methane to vent into the atmosphere from the Preston New Road fracking site.
Net zero carbon emissions by 2050 – government climate advisors
The UK should phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said today.
