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<p>The Government’s independent advisory body on climate change, the Committee on
Climate Change (CCC), has considered the role of shale gas in previous reports about
carbon budgets to 2027<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>; this included the second and third
carbon budgets. They concluded that UK shale gas production can be consistent with
meeting our carbon targets.</p><p>The Infrastructure Act 2015 places a new requirement
on the Secretary of State to seek advice from the CCC on the likely impact of onshore
oil and gas production (including shale gas) on meeting our carbon budgets and our
2050 80% emission reduction target. The first CCC report is due by 1 April 2016.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>[1] For an overview of the CCC work on shale gas please see also <a
href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/environmental-audit/EAC-Shale-gas-letter.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/environmental-audit/EAC-Shale-gas-letter.pdf</a>
.</p><p> </p>
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