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Regulation of shale gas in the United Kingdom and its potential to inform the EU level harmonising measures in the future
Elfving, Sanna
Elfving, Sanna
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2017-02
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Abstract
This chapter evaluates the consistency of the United Kingdom (UK) regulatory
framework on shale gas with Commission Recommendation 2014/70/EU on
minimum principles for the exploration and production of unconventional
oil and gas. In the absence of European-wide legislation, European Union (EU)
Member States have the right to determine the conditions for exploiting their
unconventional energy sources. However, due to the environmental and human
health risks associated with hydraulic fracturing, the EU has expressed its interest
in ensuring adequate protection of the environment and to creating clear and
transparent common standards for the benefit of operators, investors and the public
while promoting the interests of those Member States which are currently exploring
unconventional energy. It can be argued that the UK regime has been designed
to address the environmental risks arising from hydraulic fracturing operations
and as such it sets a high environmental threshold for operations. In fact, the UK
legislation appears to be more comprehensive than in many other jurisdictions
commercially exploiting shale gas, and therefore it has a potential to inform the
content of any future harmonising measures on the exploration and extraction of
such resources at the EU level.
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Elfving S (2017) Regulation of shale gas in the United Kingdom and its potential
to inform the EU level harmonising measures in the future. In: Mersinia I and Penttinen S-L
(Eds.) Energy transitions: regulatory and policy trends. Intersentia Ltd.
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