| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee |
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| Publisher | The Stationery Office (TSO) |
| Series Title | 1st Report |
| Series Details | (2014-15)HC284 |
| Publication Date | June 2014 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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The Welsh Affairs Committee of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom published a report 'Energy generation in Wales: Shale Gas', in June 2014. In the report the Welsh Affairs Committee said that shale gas represented an opportunity for Wales but that it must not come at the expense of Wales’s natural environment. Both the UK and Welsh Governments must consider environmental risks, including the traffic and noise caused by commercial shale gas operations as well as the visual impact and other environmental risks associated with fracking. The UK Government forecast that nearly 70% of the UK’s gas supply will be imported by 2025. It is vital that the UK identified new sources of gas if it is to safeguard the UK’s security of supply. Shale gas production across the UK was currently at the exploratory stage and there is no good data yet on the amount of shale gas in Wales. Should considerable reserves of shale gas be present — as industry representatives predict — it could be a decade before a viable shale gas industry was created in Wales. |
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| Source Link | http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmwelaf/284/284.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Energy |
| Countries / Regions | Wales |
