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UK climate body conditionally approves fracking
Publication date: 08 July 2016
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The UK Climate Change Committee (CCC), the body tasked with advising the government on climate issues, backed shale exploration and production this week – on the condition that operators minimise emissions and that output helps reduce LNG imports.
In its first report on hydraulic fracturing, the CCC said shale gas exploration and fracking could be compatible with UK climate goals, as long as three key tests are met.