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Regulating Shale Gas - The Challenge of Coherent Environmental and Energy Regulation

Author
Reins L.
Date
2017
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-093231)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
978-1-78643-318-3
Pages
232 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Country/Territory
European Union
Subject
Energy, Mineral resources
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Natural gas
Abstract

Regulating Shale Gas discusses the regulatory context of shale gas in the European Union and draws conclusions on the EU’s broader approach towards the regulation of new technologies. Providing the first dedicated examination of the overall regulatory context of shale gas in the EU, Leonie Reins reveals how the EU’s new constitutional setup after the Lisbon Treaty has complicated rather than facilitated the EU’s quest for a common energy policy.

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DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781786433190