Exploration

UK lifts ban on fracking

Conservative government ends moratorium in England on controversial exploration technique as it looks to bolster energy supplies

Crew: workers in 2018 at a shale gas site run by Cuadrilla Resources near Blackpool
Crew: workers in 2018 at a shale gas site run by Cuadrilla Resources near BlackpoolPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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United KingdomJacob Rees-MoggEuropeWestern Europe
Published 22 September 2022, 09:02Updated 28 September 2022, 08:56