According to estimates, England uses 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25 billion items of single-use cutlery — most of which are plastic — per year, but only 10% are recycled upon disposal. In April 2022 the U.K. government introduced a plastic packaging tax from April 2022, set at £200 per tonne, on plastic packaging which doesn’t meet a minimum threshold of at least 30% recycled content. In October 2022 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak banned fracking in the U.K., reversing a decision made by his predecessor Liz Truss, as the new British leader returned to a 2019 Conservative Party manifesto pledge.
@5DTCF9L3yrs3Y
As a last resort in the face of global crisis such as a multi year winter
@8SQVGBJ3yrs3Y
I would need to know more before I had an effective response
@8SM4PTC3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead. Offer light Tax incentives for companies who move towards sustainable energy. Do not fall for large oil and gas companies
@8SKJ5JX3yrs3Y
Yes but stop when we have a better alternative fuel
No, it is far to dangerous.
I don’t understand enough about it
@8SHJBS53yrs3Y
Developed countries should prioritise renewable sources as opposed to carbon emitting sources such as fossil fuels. Poorer nations however may depend on these sources for their economic sustainability so should not be restricted in using them.
yes, but lower the use and use more sustainable energy resources
@8SG83KK3yrs3Y
I do support it but I'm worried for the people who work in the oil industry.
No. A bi product of fracking is the release of methane gas into the atmosphere. Methane is 10 times more harmful than CO2
No, and no fossil fuels should be extracted
No, and I don't support the use of fossil fuels
@8SCX3HF3yrs3Y
I dunno what this means
No, we shouldn't extract or use fossil fuels at all
@8SC6S2B3yrs3Y
Increase oversight at the moment while actually tying to find alternatives.
I do not understand enough on this issue to make an informed decision.
@8S98LW93yrs3Y
No, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead and more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking
@8PKVDLV3yrs3Y
it should be phased out to make way for a more sustainable energy source.
@8PKLKLF3yrs3Y
Yes, but only to sustain the UK until we can be more dependent on renewables
@8PJBRBGLiberal Democrat3yrs3Y
yes but this must be soon phased out.
@8PJ66VW3yrs3Y
No, but it is vital to the economies of many countries; so it should be gradually phased out in favour of more sustainable energy sources
@8PJ5R8ZLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, but only until we can fully transition to alternative energy resources.
@8PHV7HPConservative3yrs3Y
Yes but only if people nearby agree and it isn’t too close to them.
Fracking should be used as a last resort when there are better alternatives, however it may still be necessary in certain circumstances as people still need to be supplied with power
@8PGTNFL3yrs3Y
Yes, but only while we pursue more sustainable energy and not in heavily populated areas
@8NNSSW33yrs3Y
Anything that will be beneficial to the environment and the humans
@8NNK5KP3yrs3Y
Yes if safe not just profitable
@8NGHF2M3yrs3Y
Yes, but more sustainable energy resources should be pursued also
@8NDRNVN3yrs3Y
Yes but these companies should be forced to invest in greener alternatives.
@8LWVJ6J3yrs3Y
It depends on the location and the impact
@8KSTY4V3yrs3Y
yeh i think diesel is good for your lungs to kill
@8KJSS5W4yrs4Y
Yes but phase it out VERY quickly as we switch to renewables- if we use it in the meantime we can start calling out the Saudis.
@8KJS9694yrs4Y
No, I would instead want to build a biogas purification plant in one of the smaller cities in the UK.
@8K8HJBX4yrs4Y
Yes, but only by private business. Get the government out of the energy industry.
@8JVFXFC4yrs4Y
no but at the current situation it needs to be done until we can get the power from somewhere else
@8JRR7QV4yrs4Y
Yes, for other countries. Play the long game and think 1000 years ahead: let's use up the rest of the world's natural resources up first.
@8JNH9YJConservative4yrs4Y
Yea reduce not 100 percent maybe reduce by half
@8HQZWWV4yrs4Y
Yes, but in a budget of under £1.5 million
@8HC87DK4yrs4Y
I dont understand the wording
@8HB9G4R4yrs4Y
Yes but we should also pursue more sustainable energy resources.
@8H7CG954yrs4Y
Yes, but only as a temporary measure before moving to renewable energy
Dont understand enough to make a descison
@8G6KCWP4yrs4Y
No, but it is necessary in the meantime whilst we develop better alternatives.
@8G648GB4yrs4Y
I would instruct a mass research project to be undertaken which is able to find the long term effects of fracking, whilst also finding a solution where drinking water sources don't become contaminated using this method. If I wanted to keep the fracking method, I'd only do so until we can come up with a more energy efficient and healthy solution, which would be a nationalised company, where all profits would be given back to the government to reinvest in future projects.
@8F66QYJ4yrs4Y
I really do not understand the questions.
@8F66H7L4yrs4Y
I do not understand what this question means.
@8F2X3TB4yrs4Y
yes but continue to be researched
@9K2SRVP2mos2MO
Not unless it's far away from the general population, e.g. in certain areas of Scotland or the Shetlands
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