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Time to take our foot off the gas? The role of gas in UK energy security. A report for Friends of the Earth England, Wales & Northern Ireland
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Bradshaw, Michael J. (2012) Time to take our foot off the gas? The role of gas in UK energy security. A report for Friends of the Earth England, Wales & Northern Ireland. London, UK: Friends of the Earth.
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Abstract
The challenges that a continuing reliance on gas could pose for the UK’s energy system
This report finds that:
• The UK has become increasingly reliant on imported gas.
• A perfect storm is brewing, with major uncertainty around all the elements of current UK energy policy. This could delay the lowcarbon transition and lead to continuing
reliance on gas.
• This reliance could pose risks around the source of gas, the reliability of infrastructure and the availability of storage.
An assessment of possible energy futures shows that moving to an energy system with the majority of electricity from renewable
sources involves the lowest risk of energy
security problems.
• Shale gas is unlikely to be a game-changer in the UK.
• It is time to take our foot off the gas and focus on the actions needed to deliver a low-carbon energy system.
Item Type: | Report | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
Publisher: | Friends of the Earth | ||||
Place of Publication: | London, UK | ||||
Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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Number of Pages: | 37 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
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