November MSc & PhD Reading Group - Fracking

The global expansion of the extraction technology hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) has released new reserves of gas and oil that could serve to provide energy security, cheaper prices and reduce carbon emissions. On the other hand fracking raises serious environmental, health and community concerns and may also pose a major threat to avoiding dangerous climate change.  Join GESA Director Prof. Dave Reay and GESA Deputy Director Prof. Elizabeth Bomberg for an interdisciplinary reflection on fracking, its implications and the debates surrounding its use

Please read the following in preparation for the group

Shale We Drill? Discourse Dynamics in UK Fracking Debates Prof. Elizabeth Bomberg

Fracking - A Path to Energy Security or Climate Vulnerability?  Prof. Dave Reay