Government dismisses calls to make fracking moratorium U-turn proof
A government minister has dismissed calls to put the moratorium on fracking in England into law.
COP27: Boris Johnson criticises net zero sceptics who want to “frack the hell out of the British countryside”
“This is not the moment to abandon the campaign for net zero”, the former UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, told the opening day of the COP27 climate talks in Egypt.
November 2022 headlines
Keep up to date with November 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.
Government fails to lead the way to net zero emissions – MPs
The UK government is failing in its commitment that the public sector should “lead by example” on decarbonisation, MPs said today.
Updated: Did fracking break the government?
Less than 24 hours after a chaotic parliamentary vote on fracking, the prime minister has resigned.
Keep fracking decisions local – Lancashire to tell ministers
The county which hosted the UK’s only high volume fracking sites voted unanimously this afternoon to keep planning decisions on the process with the local planning authority.
Government will not appeal against legal ruling that net zero strategy is unlawful
The government has confirmed it will not appeal against the High Court ruling that its Net Zero Strategy is unlawful.
Guest post: Who are the real Luddites?
Helen Savage responds to government support for fracking from the West Sussex village of Balcombe, scene of anti-fracking protests in summer 2013.
East Yorkshire councillors to debate fracking
Councillors in East Yorkshire are to debate opposing fracking in the county.
UK shale gas won’t help energy prices – advisors tell PM
Government advisors have told the new prime minister the UK can’t rely on shale gas to solve the cost-of-living crisis.
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