Shale gas and nuclear: The economic and moral bankruptcy of UK energy policy

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By Prof Peter Strachan and Prof Alex Russell

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Today the first tanker load of US shale gas arrives at the INEOS plant in Grangemouth, as part of a massive investment by the chemicals giant, which also wants to exploit possible reserves in Scotland, using hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”. This week the UK government is expected to sign a deal with French electricity giant EDF and a Chinese partner for the £16bn Hinkley C nuclear power station in Somerset.

 

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