Fracking ban should continue for UK to meet net-zero, CCC warns The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has told the UK Government that restrictions on onshore fracking for shale gas must be continued until scientists have a better understanding of its full environmental impact. The UK government imposed a moratorium on fracking in England in 2019. Scotland and Wales have moratoria in place against hydraulic fracturing. In a letter sent to Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng on Wednesday (31 Marc), the CCC provided updated advice on whether onshore petroleum production is compatible with the UK’s carbon budgets and its long-term net-zero target. The last advice was provided in 2016 and, since then, fracking has effectively been banned and the UK has altered its Climate Change Act.