2. Energy Bill Campaign Decarbonisation target Commons vote 290-267 against Lords vote defeated 216-202 Lib Dems voted 63-1 against Strike prices set for low carbon energy Nuclear Offshore wind

3. Impact of Energy Act 29 Oct – decarb target defeated 26 Nov – RWE pull out of Atlantic Array 4 Dec – strike prices set for low carbon energy 13 Dec – Scottish Power pull out of Argyll Array 18 Dec – Energy Act gets Royal Assent 13 Jan – Cameron goes all out for shale gas

5. Fracking - what Friends of the Earth is doing Legal and planning advice Public awareness Lobbying local councils Challenging national policy

6. Where are the problems?

7. Climate change Unconventional gas world could lead to 3.5 degree global temperature rise “Golden age for gas but not for humanity” UK: second dash for gas and dangers of lock-in Impact on investment in renewables

8. Working with communities … From Balcombe

9. Working with communities … From Balcombe To Barton Moss

10. Working with communities … From Balcombe To Barton Moss To the “desolate” North

11. Current licences

12. Future licences?

13. Coal-bed methane Methane trapped in coal seams ‘Dewater’ seams – polluted waste water Fracking if seams less porous, flow declines (40% in Australia) Shallower than shale gas so greater contamination risk?

14. Underground coal gasification Setting fire to coal underground Way of using more coal Some interest in UK Need for CCS Local environmental problems: water pollution, subsidence

15. Power generation in 2030