Fracking ban to be lifted in England to 'bolster energy security', government confirms
Business and Energy Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg said it will help bolster energy security following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
"To get there we will need to explore all avenues available to us through solar, wind, oil and gas production - so it's right that we've lifted the pause to realise any potential sources of domestic gas.
BEIS said the review "recognised that we have limited current understanding of UK geology and onshore shale resources, and the challenges of modelling geological activity in relatively complex geology sometimes found in UK shale locations".
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