Back in July Secretary of State Amber Rudd told the Energy and climate change commitee that shale gas was effectively a low-carbon source of energy, a remark that had a harsh response from the usual suspects, including Simon Bullock of Friends of the Earth and BH favourite Bob Ward.
#ECC @AmberRuddhr shale gas "is low carbon source" - this is nonsense! Most of world's gas is unburnable for climate goals.
— Simon Bullock (@simonbullock) July 21, 2015
Bob Ward described Rudd's remarks as "bizarre".
Bizarre. Energy SoS @AmberRuddhr tells @CommonsECC that shale gas is a low-carbon source of energy. Only compared with coal!
— Bob Ward (@ret_ward) July 21, 2015
Today, of course, Bryony Worthington has said almost exactly the same thing.
What do people think about @bryworthington calling shale gas "low carbon"? For today's @guardianeco Eco Audit.
— Karl Mathiesen (@KarlMathiesen) September 10, 2015
We await comment from the Grantham Institute.
In the Graun, Bob Ward says that Worthington's stance is “perfectly sensible”.