Climate Minister Graham Stuart has defended the Government’s decision to lift the ban on fracking, claiming the extraction of shale gas in England will be “good” for the environment.
Anti-fracking campaigners have repeatedly raised concerns about the environmental impact of extracting the fossil fuel gas and highlighted research which shows that fracking can cause earthquakes and contaminate groundwater supplies.Mr Stuart said all operations must comply with some of “the most rigorous environmental regulations in the world”.
The British Geological Survey estimates there is between 822 and 2281 trillion cubic feet of the fossil fuel gas held in Bowland Shale and Hudder Mudstone rock formations, which cover most of the North ofCompanies were granted 159 Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences in 2014 by the North Sea Transition Authority and around half cover areas in Yorkshire.
The ban on hydraulic fracturing in England, which was imposed in 2019 due to concerns over earth tremors, was lifted by Prime Minister Liz Truss last month.
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