Just 17% of people surveyed back the process, the lowest level since the government survey started tracking public attitudes about shale gas
Public support for fracking has fallen to new lows, a government survey has revealed.
Just 17% of people backed the process of extracting shale gas, compared with a third who opposed it, and just under half (48%) who had no opinion, the latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) show.
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