Ministers heed expert advice warning that underground coal gasification poses ‘numerous and serious’ risks to the environment and climate
Scottish ministers have banned the use of a technique to extract methane by burning underground coal beds, after expert advice said it posed too many risks to the climate and environment.
Paul Wheelhouse, the Scottish environment minister, said he was asking ministers in London to revoke six licences to find test sites for the technique, known as underground coal gasification (UGC), in central and south-west Scotland.
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Source: Guardian Environment