Fracking

Energy - sustainability - fossil fuels - oil and gas.

Fracking is a method of accessing and extracting natural gas and oil.

Fracking is an abbreviation for hydraulic fracturing.

It involves injecting fluid under high pressure into deep rock formations to create - and hold open - cracks through which deposits of gas and oil can be extracted.

Opponents of fracking highlight its environmental risks including methane leakage and increased risk of earthquakes.

See also

• Biofuel
• Blue hydrogen
• Brown hydrogen
• Carbon
• Decarbonise
• Fossil fuel
• Green hydrogen
• Grey hydrogen
• Hydrocarbon
• Hydrogen
• Methane
• Pink hydrogen
• Renewables
• Solar PV
• Sustainability
• Turquoise hydrogen
• White hydrogen
• Yellow hydrogen