The Task Force on Shale Gas released its third report looking at how the development of a UK shale industry would affect overall climate impact. The report’s overarching finding is that shale gas has a role to play as an interim baseload energy source in the UK energy mix over the medium term. Gas will be needed for several decades, for energy, electricity, heating, and industry; but it must not prohibit or slow the development of an effective renewables and low carbon energy industry. To ensure the longer-term adoption of renewables and low carbon energy, the Task Force is calling on Government to expedite the development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and measures should be taken to ring-fence Government energy revenue streams for investment in R&D and innovation in renewables and low carbon energy generation, storage and distribution.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/assessing-impact-shale-gas-climate-change
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/task-force-shale-gas
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/shale-gas
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-gas
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
