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Ministers announce ban on fracking in UK until 'compelling' evidence can end safety fears
Fracking will be banned in the UK until there is "compelling" new evidence to quell safety fears over the process, the Government has said.

Ministers announce ban on fracking in UK until 'compelling' evidence can end safety fears

Consumers need to be taken on the journey towards net-zero

Bim Afolami MP: Nuclear energy is part of an essential mix

Sarah Newton: We need everyone on board to rise to the challenge of climate change

Mass uptake of electric vehicles is crucial to meet our commitment to Net Zero

Vicky Ford MP: Engineering and technology will make a vast difference in tackling climate change

Sue Hayman MP says expansion of nuclear energy crucial to hitting ambitious climate targets

Labour backs radical plans to reduce Britain’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2030

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Hydrogen from nuclear power could be a new source of low carbon energy

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Hydrogen to Heysham (H2H) will test an innovative use for nuclear energy, says Xavier Mamo, Director of R&D at EDF Energy.
Boris Johnson has committed to net zero emissions by 2050 - he is set to miss that target

30th August 2019

Boris Johnson has committed to reducing the UK's Greenhouse Gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Dods Monitoring's Alexandra Goodwin explains why he...
Labour calls for 'immediate' fracking ban after record earthquake at Lancashire site

27th August 2019

Labour has called on the Government to “immediately ban fracking” after a record-breaking earthquake hit a site in Lancashire.

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