06/10/2026
15.00
Conservative Environment Network and Green Gas Taskforce
Birmingham ICC : Hall 10a
Energy independence: Can domestic gas production deliver energy security?
The Iran-US war shows how vulnerable the UK’s energy supply is to global events. Expanding domestic energy production can deliver energy security. But how much additional oil and gas is viable to be extracted in the North Sea or via fracking? What role could greener gases such as biomethane or hydrogen play? Can we bolster gas production and balance climate concerns? Long term, is the route to energy security via oil and gas or electrification?
