The
government’s
Gas
Strategy
foresees
26GW
of
new
capacity
being
required
by
2030
–
and
admits
more
could
be
needed
–
and
may
offer
tax
breaks
for
shale
gas
exploration.
It
also
announced
a
new
Office
for
Unconventional
Gas
and
Oil,
leading
to
immediate
speculation
that
fracking
is
set
for
a
significant
role
in
the
UK.
The
country’s
Conservative
finance
minister,
chancellor
George
Osborne,
is
a
high-profile
supporter
of
gas
and
has
fought
several
behind-the-scenes
battles
with
those
more
sympathetic
to
renewable
energy
within
the
UK’s
coalition
government
–
not
least
its
Liberal
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