During the Conservative Party leadership contest over the summer, the now-incoming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also said he was in favour of allowing drilling for shale gas to go ahead if local communities support it
, said: “This is a nineteenth century solution to twenty first century difficulties and problems. There is no way we should be looking at anything that sees an expansion of any form of burning carbon or fossil fuels.”
At the beginning of the year, councillors approved a plan which introduced a buffer zone in York and North Yorkshire to protect residential properties in the event of fracking going ahead. Coun Christin Vassie said: “We need to move on from the fossil fuel age. If we want energy from the ground, then let’s make use of geothermal energy under the north Selby mine site.”
An amendment to the motion by the Conservative group sought to introduce a clause about keeping decisions on fracking within the power of councillors, subject to local referendums, but this was rejected.Tory leader Coun Paul Doughty and fellow Conservative Coun Martin Rowley said the amendment was aimed at strengthening the motion, but most councillors disagreed.
Green group leader and council deputy leader Coun Andy D’Agorne said: “Fracking is unacceptable, regardless of whatever bribes might be offered to a local community.”
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