The General Secretary of the GMB trade union, Gary Smith, has said the Left needs to shake off its "bourgeois environmentalism" and make the case for fracking and the building of new nuclear power stations.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has lifted the fracking ban, arguing that tolerating the risks associated with it is now in the national interest, given the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.
Liz Truss is to lift a ban on fracking, with the first drilling licences in nearly three years expected to be issued as early as next week. But unless the energy is prioritised for the UK it won't touch prices.
A senior Government source has told the Telegraph that one fracking company reckons it could get some energy into the market by next winter if it’s allowed to get cracking straight away.
Fracking sites were granted a stay of execution last night as ministers considered using them for further research rather than concrete them up forever.
Ex-head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove has called on Boris Johnson to immediate lift the moratorium on fracking and help Europe become less dependent on Russian gas.
The average U.K. household could face energy bills of £3,000 a year, thanks to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Time to rethink the fracking ban?
Russia’s hand is clearly detectable in the anti-fracking campaigns of the last decade, aiming to maintain Europe’s dependence on imported Russian gas.
Conservative MPs have called for fracking to be resumed with "the vigour of a national war effort" as the invasion of Ukraine has exposed Europe's dependence on Russian gas.
The green lobby successfully persuaded the Government to declare a moratorium on fracking. But in light of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and the weak response of countries dependent on Russian gas, will the Govt reconsider?
