New Scientist: It's bad news for the UK's wannabe frackers.
A long-awaited report from the UK's Climate Change Committee, an independent body, says that fracking will not bust the nation's carbon budget - but only if three strict conditions are met.
Those conditions are going to be very difficult to meet in practice, which means the UK government cannot allow fracking on a large scale if the country is to meet its emissions targets.
Under the 2008 Climate Act, the UK has to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions...