Fuelling the Fire: the chequered history of Underground Coal Gasification and Coal Chemicals around the world

Report setting out the serious dangers that Underground Coal Gasification and Coal Chemicals poses in terms of climate change, local environmental impacts, and public health.
Friends of the Earth Scotland are urging the Scottish Government to act swiftly to ban UCG, and end uncertainty for threatened communities around the Forth and Solway Firths.

The report is published by Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Scotland.  It was authored by Flick Monk, campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland, with case study materials from Friends of the Earth groups in Australia, South Africa and the US.