This explainer outlines the current and historical status of fracking in the UK, the arguments for and against it, and the UK's reserves of shale gas. Read more
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The decision to lift the moratorium on fracking does not seem to be based on the evidence presented in the report by the British Geological Survey says Bob Ward. Read more
What is shale gas and how much is there globally? Shale gas is a form of natural gas (mostly methane),... Read more
Bob Ward explains why calls to expand the UK’s oil and gas industry in reaction to rising energy prices are the wrong way to help low-income households and fly in the face of the Conservative Party’s manifesto pledges on climate change. Read more
1. What role does gas play in the UK’s energy mix? Natural gas currently plays a significant role in the... Read more
1. What are current gas prices in the UK? UK wholesale gas prices have been increasing since the early 2000s,... Read more
Presentation given at the 10th Academic Conference of the British Institute of Energy Economics (BIEE): ‘Balancing Competing Energy Policy Goals’,... Read more
UK dash for shale gas poster Read more
The world’s technically recoverable resources of shale gas, which is the amount of gas that could be recoverable with available... Read more
Comment on the publication today of updated estimates by the British Geological Survey of shale gas in the UK, from Samuela Bassi, policy analyst at the Grantham Research Institute. Read more
