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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told

An oil rig in the North Sea
An oil rig in the North Sea, where oil and gas production is expected to fall by 5% each year. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.

Great Britain risks running out of gas in the 2030s despite its growing clean energy sources, unless ministers take “unprecedented” action to guard against a future supply shock, according to an official assessment.

The government is considering plans to provide direct financial support to safeguard the country’s ageing gas infrastructure after a consultation found that a “high stress scenario” could mean homes and businesses run out within the next decade.

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