BEIS scales back public opinion research on fracking

Michael Holder
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Government ends quarterly gauging of attitudes to fracking, nuclear, electric vehicles and smart meters

The government has scaled back its surveys on public attitudes to fracking, nuclear power, electric vehicles, (EVs) and smart meters in a major overhaul of its quarterly energy and climate change questionnaire....

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