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Fracking is over in the UK: Peter Slorach and Laurence Stamford

Peter Slorach and Laurence Stamford
The shale gas moratorium in England has been in effect since November 2019. In mid-June 2020, speaking on BBC’s North West Tonight, energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng stated that ‘fracking is over’ and the government has ‘moved on’. Kwarteng clarified that the issue remained evidence-backed and they would be open to scientific evidence which could change their minds.

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