1/10 In 2019, our organisation, @talkfracking, led by Joe Corré and Dame Vivienne Westwood, brought a strong case against the Secretary of State over the government's failure on #fracking research. 
2/10 There was a distinct lack of consideration over planning guidance on the environmental impact of fracking, which the government had relied upon outdated and discredited science (pushed by the industry and its lobbyists)...
3/10...claiming that fracking has a lower carbon footprint than imported liquid natural gas. Mr Justice Dove confirmed that the Secretary of State had not considered the latest #climate science...
👉doughtystreet.co.uk/news/high-cour…
👉doughtystreet.co.uk/news/high-cour…
4/10...and stated that the consultation carried out was "flawed in its design and processes as to be unlawful.” #fracking #ClimateCrisis
5/10...We won! And £35k costs against the gov, in a landmark decision for planning policy and the climate, with the judge acknowledging science-based concerns that climate change is a valid factor in objecting against planning applications for #fracking theguardian.com/environment/20…
6/10 But now it seems the government is once again taking a backwards slant on energy production - even in the midst of a raging climate crisis - and are open to allowing methane-spewing #fracking once more... 👉independent.co.uk/climate-change…
7/10...and at the same time, dumbing down clean, #RenewableEnergy sources such as solar and wind power
👉businessgreen.com/news/4054209/f…
👉businessgreen.com/news/4054209/f…
8/10 #Fracking has tried and failed for 11 years plus in the UK (it didn't manage to produce enough gas to light a BBQ, nevermind powering a community and beyond 🙄) the government are misguided in their blind support for this dirty technology 👉bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
9/10 #Fracking is a dirty and dangerous industry, directly linked to methane spikes in the atmosphere with studies showing "fracking operations leak, vent, or flare between 2 and 6 % of the gas produced".
👉nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…
👉nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…
10/10 If we have to go through this battle again, we absolutely will, and our legal team is assembled and ready.
In the meantime, you can sign a Friends of the Earth petition against lifting the current #fracking moratorium here
👉action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tell-…
In the meantime, you can sign a Friends of the Earth petition against lifting the current #fracking moratorium here
👉action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tell-…
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