shale gas articles

Greenpeace: IoD's basis for a predicting a shale gas boom is "deeply flawed"

Doug Parr - chief scientist at Greenpeace

Doug Parr, chief scientist at Greenpeace, says the assumptions used to base projections of a £4bn UK shale gas industry ignore key data

24 May 2013

IoD: Greenpeace is wrong to say shale gas cannot play a useful role

Corin Taylor of the Institute of Directors

Corin Taylor of the Institute of Directors says claims a UK shale gas industry is incompatible with environmental concerns are wide of the mark

23 May 2013

UK shale gas projections "wildly optimistic", campaigners say

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Green groups dismiss Institute of Directors report claiming onshore drilling will drive economic growth and tax revenues

22 May 2013

EU tariffs on Chinese solar imports 'a grave mistake' says German minister

Economy minister Philipp Roesler says planned levies of up to 68 per cent are 'the wrong instrument' for addressing import issues

20 May 2013

UK shale gas: Government promises 'responsible' development

Over 330 exploration licences for onshore oil and gas granted, but minister insists 'robust regulation' will govern exploitation of reserves

15 May 2013

Shale gas: green groups condemn methane flaring plans for wells

The Guardian confirms that two leading fracking companies have plans to flare excess gas at sites in Lancashire and West Sussex

10 May 2013

Report: US fracking could heighten water stress

Ceres report urges industry to increase use of recycled and alternative water sources to help tackle drought conditions in Texas and Colorado

03 May 2013

At a glance: Public support for green investment on the up

Public support for renewable energy keeps climbing, according to the latest government survey

30 Apr 2013

Brits' love affair with renewables grows ever stronger

DECC survey shows overall support for renewables, including wind farms, has got stronger over the past year

30 Apr 2013

US shale gas boom "unlikely" to be repeated in UK, warn MPs

"Ministers should not base energy policy on an assumption that gas prices will fall in future as a result of shale gas production"

26 Apr 2013

Report: UK will need gas in the future – but must avoid 'carbon lock-in'

Gas stations are preferable to coal as back-up to renewable energy, but emissions must be kept in check warns Carbon Connect forum

22 Apr 2013

Reports: Fracking not in "premier league" for felt earthquakes

But scientists at Durham University raise concerns over risk of faulty wells contaminating local water supplies

10 Apr 2013

Ed Davey: 'We have been on the front foot on a decarbonisation target'

The Energy and Climate Change Secretary tells BusinessGreen Plus the cross-government Energy Bill deal will encourage low carbon investment

26 Mar 2013

A budget for shale gas?

Dan Byles MP argues only carefully monitored exploration and testing will show whether exploiting UK shale gas reserves is desirable

26 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: The reaction

BusinessGreen Plus runs down the reaction to George Osborne's Budget announcements on fuel duty, shale gas, CCS and more

20 Mar 2013

Fracking communities should get incentives, says minister

Energy minister John Hayes does not say whether handouts should come from taxpayer or fracking companies

19 Mar 2013

Dash for gas a 'risky' investment for UK, scientists warn

Report argues volatile prices and uncertainty over the scale of shale gas reserves mean UK needs to be smarter around its gas policy

18 Mar 2013

Cuadrilla delays fracking plans until 2014

News provides further fuel to critics who claim promised "shale gas revolution" will be slower than expected

14 Mar 2013

Industry condemns Treasury move to cancel resource risk study

UK needs strong evidence base on which to make policy decisions to protect businesses from resource scarcity, EEF says

04 Mar 2013

Report: Shale gas-inspired price falls are "wishful thinking"

Bloomberg New Energy Finance says UK will not see US-style plummeting gas prices as costs will be higher and planning will take longer

21 Feb 2013

Five green things we learnt this week

From Congressional Climate Change Bills to green Valentine’s Day gifts, we run down the top stories from the past seven days

15 Feb 2013

PwC: Shale oil surge poses threat to renewables

Green groups warn against huge shale oil risks as report finds it could comprise 12 per cent of oil production in 2035

14 Feb 2013

What’s wrong with gas?

James Smith, chair of the Carbon Trust, tries to make sense of where gas fits into the UK's energy strategy

08 Feb 2013

Centrica boss: Shale gas no 'game changer' for the UK

Sam Laidlaw tells Telegraph environmental concerns and population density will make it impossible for UK to replicate US shale gas boom

24 Jan 2013

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