DISCOVERIES
Capacity of shale gas to
meet energy needs is
lower than expected
Resources of UK shale gas could be
just one-sixth of what was previously
thought, according to estimates from
the University of Nottingham and the
British Geological Survey (BGS).
In a study published in Nature
Communications, researchers looked
Shale gas advocates in the UK may be feeling despondent this month
E N E R G Y
DISCOVERIES
at the amount of gas in the Bowland
Shale, which is an area stretching from
Lancashire down into the Midlands,
and is viewed as the country’s largest
and most economically viable shale
resource. The new estimates, derived
from data taken from UK shales,
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PA P E R S e environmental stories you need to know
Highly contentious
fracking site in
Lancashire
INDIA’S PLASTIC BAN
India is set to ban six single-use
plastic items, including bags,
cups and straws, say o icials.
The nationwide ban will
come into place on 2 October,
the birth anniversary of
independence leader Mahatma
Gandhi. Plates, small bo les
and some sachets will also be
covered, o icials told Reuters.
If properly enforced, the
measure is expected to cut 5 to
10 per cent from the country’s
plastic consumption. Indian
prime minister Narendra Modi
had previously urged people to
“take the first big step” towards
freeing India of single-use
plastic. “On this 2 October,
can we make India free from
single-use plastic?” he said
during his Independence Day
speech on 15 August.
Capacity of shale gas to
meet energy needs is
lower than expected
Resources of UK shale gas could be
just one-sixth of what was previously
thought, according to estimates from
the University of Nottingham and the
British Geological Survey (BGS).
In a study published inNature
Communications, researchers looked
Shale gas advocates in the UK may be feeling despondent this month
E N E R G Y
DISCOVERIES
at the amount of gas in the Bowland
Shale, which is an area stretching from
Lancashire down into the Midlands,
and is viewed as the country’s largest
and most economically viable shale
resource. The new estimates, derived
from data taken from UK shales,
GREEN
PA P E R S e environmental stories you need to know
Highly contentious
fracking site in
Lancashire
INDIA’S PLASTIC BAN
India is set to ban six single-use
plastic items, including bags,
cups and straws, say o icials.
The nationwide ban will
come into place on 2 October,
the birth anniversary of
independence leader Mahatma
Gandhi. Plates, small bo les
and some sachets will also be
covered, o icials told Reuters.
If properly enforced, the
measure is expected to cut 5 to
10 per cent from the country’s
plastic consumption. Indian
prime minister Narendra Modi
had previously urged people to
“take the first big step” towards
freeing India of single-use
plastic. “On this 2 October,
can we make India free from
single-use plastic?” he said
during his Independence Day
speech on 15 August.