Fracking: should controversial natural gas production methods be authorised?

Should controversial fracking methods be authorised for commercial use in Germany? Martin Faulstich and Mechthild Baron, German Advisory Council on the Environment, come to the conclusion that fracking is not necessary from an energy policy point of view and can make no significant contribution to t...

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Published in:Ifo schnelldienst 2015-01, Vol.68 (1-3), p.7-21
Main Authors: Faulstich, Martin, Baron, Mechthild, Frenz, Walter, Kümpel, Hans-Joachim, Knauff, Matthias, Leschus, Leon, Schulze, Sven
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Energy policy
Germany
Natural gas
Pollution control
Power generation
Regulation
Technology
Western Europe
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Summary:Should controversial fracking methods be authorised for commercial use in Germany? Martin Faulstich and Mechthild Baron, German Advisory Council on the Environment, come to the conclusion that fracking is not necessary from an energy policy point of view and can make no significant contribution to the energy turnaround. Walter Frenz, Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen, notes that, from a legal viewpoint, a suitable proposal for an amendment of the law, and especially of the Water Resources Act, that would cover the opportunities and risks of fracking, already exists. Matthias Knauff, University of Jena, shows that the legislator is not entirely free to make decisions in this case. In the opinion of Hans-Joachim Kümpel, German Federal Institute for Geo-Sciences and Raw Materials, fracking is a controllable technology, while Leon Leschus and Sven Schulze, Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI), are sceptical about fracking for Germany on the whole.
ISSN:0018-974X