Commenting on the latest DECC survey about public attitudes to energy published today, Greenpeace UK head of energy Daisy Sands said:
"The government's own survey shows ministers' priorities on energy are at the polar opposite of what the British public wants. Popular technologies like wind and solar are having their support axed, whilst the more unpopular than ever fracking industry keeps getting preferential treatment. It's becoming quite clear that people are seeing through the smokescreen of propaganda and spin created by the shale lobby and their minister friends. As the government is poised to auction off huge chunks of Britain to the frackers, energy companies will be likely to hit the same wall of local opposition that has stopped Cuadrilla in Lancashire."
Main findings from the DECC survey:
- Public support for fracking is at its lowest since the DECC survey began
- Just over a fifth (21%) of the British public supports fracking, whilst over a quarter oppose it (28%)
- There is more opposition than support amongst those who know a lot about fracking, know a little about it, and those who are aware of it but don’t really know what it is. The only group to be more supportive are those that haven’t heard of fracking
