Can Liz Truss kick-start UK fracking by lifting the shale gas ban?
8 September 2022
The new UK prime minister says ending a moratorium on fracking will “get gas flowing” within six months, but there are many reasons why a boom is unlikely
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UK chose to pay back £640,000 to fracking firms after shale gas ban
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