Pressure mounts over 'suppression' of UK fracking impacts report
by Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#1H4F1)
Campaigners accuse the government of sitting on a potentially explosive report from its official advisers on the impact of fracking for shale gas
Pressure is growing on the UK government to release a report into the impacts of shale gas fracking, which campaigners have accused ministers of suppressing.
The Committee on Climate Change, which advises parliament on meeting the UK's carbon targets, submitted the report in March. It covers the expected impact of exploiting the UK's onshore oil and gas resources on nationally set greenhouse gas targets.
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