‘Battle for shale has begun’

Published on 10 October 2013 at 08:54

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“Brussels is preparing regulations concerning shale gas extraction. The pressure is growing for them to be restrictive,” writes Rzeczpospolita.

In line with European Parliament proposals passed on October 9, a compulsory environmental impact study will now be needed not only to start shale gas exploration, as is the case already, but also for gas prospecting, thus rendering it “costly and complicated”. The daily notes that by tightening the regulations

The EU has shot itself in the foot by condemning itself to expensive energy, which puts it in disadvantageous position in economic competition with the US, where cheap shale energy has allowed for increased employment even in textile and other high energy-consuming sectors.

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Amendments adopted by the Parliament must now be approved by the EU Council.

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