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Why the UK government finally gave up on fracking. And why American shale drilling will crash.

This is a guest post by Jeremy Leggett. Views are the author's own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of MyGridGB or Dr Andrew Crossland.


After years of dogged support for fracked shale gas and oil, at the expense of clean energy, the Conservatives finally gave in today. This is a significant victory for environmentalists. But the implications are global, substantial, and fully explored in this presentation.

Those who would like the original powerpoint, with source urls as notes, can find it – with all my other source files, for free use – in this folder.