Publication
Dec 2012
This commentary discusses the consequences for markets and the environment of the shale gas revolution. It argues that the shale gas revolution, if regulators allow it – and most importantly if the industry finds it lucrative enough to pursue it in places such as Poland and Ukraine – the use of hydraulic fracturing as a technique for extracting natural gas from gas shale will carry with it consequences for the environment, the marketplace, and energy security, but the magnitude of those consequences is uncertain.
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Author | Tim Boersma, Corey Johnson |
Series | SWP Comments |
Issue | 39 |
Publisher | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |
Copyright | © 2012 Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |