Publication

Jun 2011

In Europe, national perceptions of the economic and energy security benefits to be derived from unconventional gas development vary greatly between the Member States. This paper finds that some countries, such as France, expect only limited benefits from expected incremental production and significant adverse environmental impacts, whereas others, such as Poland, are anticipating a major opportunity to diversify energy supplies with acceptable environmental impacts.

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Author Jim Bolander, Lena Kolarska'Bobinska, Mark Boling, Sally Kornfield, Nick Douglas, Chitra Kumar, Malcolm Fergusson, Vello Kuuskraa, David Goldwyn, Richard Lawson, Heinz Hilbrecht, John Lyman, Chris Hopkins, Amy Mall, Brian Horsfield, Mike Moore, Valerie Jochen, Brenda Pierce, William Ramsay, Scott Kell, Michele Rivasi, Michael Schaal, Michael Schuetz, Kate Sinding, Stephan Singer, Mike Smith, Klaus Sontgerath, Michael Sullivan, Mihai Tomescu, Marta Wagrodza
Series Atlantic Council Reports
Publisher Atlantic Council
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