The Crown Estate has published a study by the British Geological Survey summarising the geological conditions of the Irish Sea that will provide a valuable resource...
Ahead of the UN Climate Change talks in Paris (COP21), this open letter was sent to the UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres today on behalf of...
The Natural Environment Research Council has warned that several rivers in the UK could be highly polluted, after researchers discovered that tonnes of ammonium reach the...
Deposits of shale gas overlap with almost half of the UK’s primary water aquifers, presenting significant potential risks of water contamination if these areas were exploited,...
The government has launched an official consultation to change and simplify the rules on access to land for energy companies, which would allow drilling below 300m...
Several billion barrels’ worth of shale oil could be extracted through the controversial process of fracking in southern England, according to a new report from the...
The Met Office is to publish its report on the potential impact of nearby volcanic eruptions in June, according to reports. Ministers have indicated that they...
The single biggest threat to the UK may not be terrorism, nuclear war, economic collapse or even climate change, but the eruption of an Icelandic supervolcano,...
Sinkholes have been appearing all over the UK – in places like North Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Kent and Buckinghamshire. But is the recent bad weather to blame?...
George Osborne has unveiled a series of tax benefits for the fracking industry, in order to boost the sector and make Britain the “leader of the...
The mayor of London Boris Johnson has said that the city should exploit its full shale gas potential in order to “keep the lights on” and...
On the day that the British Geological Survey revealed that previous studies into UK shale gas reserves could have hugely underestimated the potential, the Economist magazine hosted...
The amount of shale gas located in Lancashire and Yorkshire is actually far greater than initial estimates suggested, but it’s unclear how much can actually be...