Dr
Fox will discuss the potential role of shale gas in UK energy supply in the
context of an increasing global demand for energy and the decarbonisation of
the nation’s electricity generation infrastructure. In particular he will focus
on the contribution that a regional shale gas industry could make to a
rebalancing of the nation’s skewed economy, as well as the emerging need to reinforce
the Government’s commitment to the development and deployment of carbon capture
and storage (CCS) technology for use with gas fired power plant.