Can Liz Truss kick-start UK fracking by lifting the shale gas ban?

The caller UK premier curate says ending a moratorium connected fracking volition “get state flowing” wrong six months, but determination are galore reasons wherefore a roar is unlikely

Environment | Analysis 8 September 2022

By Adam Vaughan

An anti-fracking protestation successful Blackpool, UK, successful 2016

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Alongside plans to cap vigor prices for 2 years, licence caller North Sea lipid and state fields and velocity up deployment of cleanable energy, caller UK premier curate Liz Truss contiguous besides said she would assistance England’s moratorium connected fracking for shale gas.

The prohibition of fracking successful 2019 followed astir a decennary of exploration for shale state successful the UK. Fracking transformed the vigor scenery successful the US, but faltered successful the UK successful the look of nationalist hostility and …