A UK government report that claimed shale gas extraction increased air pollution was not published for 2015 , and was only released days after fracking in UK was approved. The report, drawn up by the government’s Air Quality Expert Group , was presented to ministers in 2015 but was only published on 27 July 2018 . Fracking company Cuadrilla was granted a permit under a new regulatory regime on days . It turns out 23% of the warming caused by greenhouse gases was offset by the cooling from aerosols. The report found that three fracking wells would see nitrogen dioxide emissions rising by 1-3% and volatile organic compounds increasing by 1-3% , with local impacts potentially much higher.
A UK government report that claimed shale gas extraction increased air pollution was not published for 2015 , and was only released days after fracking in UK was approved. The report, drawn up by the government’s Air Quality Expert Group , was presented to ministers in 2015 but was only published on 27 July 2018 . Fracking company Cuadrilla was granted a permit under a new regulatory regime on days . The report found that three fracking wells would see nitrogen dioxide emissions rising by 1-3% and volatile organic compounds increasing by 1-3% , with local impacts potentially much higher.