On Thursday, Liz Truss, the UK’s newest Prime Minister, announced the country is lifting its moratorium on fracking in the country in an effort to diminish the impact of the energy crisis and enhance domestic energy production.

In the announcement, she said, “Far from being dependent on the global energy market and the actions of malign actors, we will make sure that the UK is a net energy exporter by 2040.”

She added that once the ban is lifted, developers will be able to apply for permission for new projects, and the first gas could start flowing within as little as six months.

Fracking is a method by which shale rock can be broken up using water and chemicals, so that fossil fuels can then be extracted. It was banned in the UK amid concerns over potential environmental effects from the process.

According to a government survey taken last year, only 17% of the people in Britain support fracking. When she was running for Prime Minister, Truss had said that she would only support fracking in communities which were not opposed to it.

Other measures Truss plans to try and confront the energy crisis include issuing more than 100 new licenses for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, as well as a new £2,500 ($2,880) consumer price cap on energy bills that will remain in place for two years.