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UK will struggle to meet climate target if fracking goes ahead
2016-07-07 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: It's bad news for the UK's wannabe frackers. A long-awaited report from the UK's Climate Change Committee, an independent body, says that fracking will not bust the nation's carbon budget - but only if three strict conditions are met. Those conditions are going to be very difficult to meet in practice, which means the UK government cannot allow fracking on a large scale if the country is to meet its emissions targets. Under the 2008 Climate Act, the UK has to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions...
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