Future of Natural Gas in the UK

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In 2014, the UK imported 45% of its gas.
The Government plans to boost UK natural gas production to prevent or minimise falls in gas-related jobs, tax and investment.
To stay within globally agreed climate change limits some existing gas reserves will likely need to go unused. This raises questions about new UK gas exploration.
Burning natural gas produces lower greenhouse gas emissions than burning coal or oil. Switching to gas can help to meet short-term emission targets for power generation, heating and transport.
However, installing too many new gas-using units may create barriers to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the long term.
Most long-term gas use depends on the use of carbon capture and storage or biogas.