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Labour vows fracking ban if it wins general election
A future Labour government would ban fracking in England, shadow energy secretary Barry Gardiner has said.
Speaking at Labour conference, he said fracking, which involves gas being extracted from shale rock, would make the UK dependent on fossil fuels when the priority should be clean energy.
Labour would focus on developing a low carbon energy industry, he said.
The government says fracking could provide the UK with greater energy security and create jobs.
But opponents argue it is bad for the environment and say shale gas projects will make the UK’s climate change targets impossible to achieve.
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In an energy and environment policy launch in September, Jeremy Corbyn pledged to outlaw fracking, saying it was “not compatible with climate change prevention”.
In a speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Mr Gardiner confirmed plans for a ban.
He said: “Fracking locks us into an energy infrastructure that is based on fossil fuels long after our country needs to have moved to clean energy.
“So today I am announcing that a future Labour government will ban fracking.
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