The Energy Security Strategy is set to be published on Thursday after nearly a month of delays - believed to be because the Treasury was not happy with the long-term costs involved, especially with nuclear
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announced on Tuesday the British Geological Survey had been commissioned"to advise on the latest scientific advice around shale gas extraction" - otherwise known as fracking.
Energy think tank ECIU says a combination of insulation and heat pumps would cut gas demand enough to avoid the need to drill for or buy gas, and lower bills. It has also been asked to investigate how shale modelling has improved since 2019 and if that means the government could be completely confident of their predictions. Ministers have also asked the BGS to see if there are other sites, outside Lancashire, which might be at a lower risk of seismic activity.
Greenpeace UK urged the government to stop"pandering to fracking obsessives who aren't up to speed with the realities of 21st century energy," calling for a windfall tax, the cutting of home energy waste, and of bolstering of renewables., the government has launched a review into fracking," said campaigner Ami McCarthy said."This does not bode well.
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