This statistic shows the level of support for extracting shale gas by "fracking" in Great Britain according to the results of a YouGov survey from July 2018. Of those surveyed, 42 percent believed that Britain should not extract shale gas.
From what you have seen or heard about the issue, do you think Britain should or should not extract shale gas using “fracking”?
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YouGov. (August 1, 2018). From what you have seen or heard about the issue, do you think Britain should or should not extract shale gas using “fracking”? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953143/shale-gas-extraction-opinions-great-britain/
YouGov. "From what you have seen or heard about the issue, do you think Britain should or should not extract shale gas using “fracking”?." Chart. August 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953143/shale-gas-extraction-opinions-great-britain/
YouGov. (2018). From what you have seen or heard about the issue, do you think Britain should or should not extract shale gas using “fracking”?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953143/shale-gas-extraction-opinions-great-britain/
YouGov. "From What You Have Seen or Heard about The Issue, Do You Think Britain Should or Should Not Extract Shale Gas Using “fracking”?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953143/shale-gas-extraction-opinions-great-britain/
YouGov, From what you have seen or heard about the issue, do you think Britain should or should not extract shale gas using “fracking”? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953143/shale-gas-extraction-opinions-great-britain/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
From what you have seen or heard about the issue, do you think Britain should or should not extract shale gas using “fracking”? [Graph], YouGov, August 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953143/shale-gas-extraction-opinions-great-britain/