Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-03-08-Speech-2-762-000"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20110308.32.2-762-000"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I fully understand the enthusiasm arising from the presence of shale gas in European subsoils and the desire for energy independence is highly commendable.
That said, I think that this optimism should be considerably tempered, first in the United States, where shale gas is indeed widely used. Several States are moving towards a moratorium and the Independent Panel of Experts (IPE) has been commissioned to carry out an impact assessment, which will take more than two years, to analyse the environmental consequences of this exploitation.
Secondly, at a time when we are trying to substantially reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, it would appear to be totally inconsistent with EU policies for an impact assessment of the purely climatic impact in terms of greenhouse gases of the exploitation of these deposits not to be carried out before any in-depth research were undertaken.
Thirdly, Commissioner, you said that we must comply with environmental standards. We take note of and welcome that. Nevertheless, in countries where exploration licences are granted – and I am thinking in particular of my own country – it is clear today that environmental law has been totally forgotten; it is not applied and we are in breach of the law. The Aarhus Convention is not applied, people have not been warned, there is no public inquiry, there is no impact assessment, and there is concealment of the dangerous chemicals that are used.
Therefore, it is absolutely unacceptable to continue in this way and the real issue, Commissioner, is whether the exploitation of shale gas on such dense terrain as European terrain, which is totally dissimilar to American terrain, is not incompatible with our laws to protect the environment and people’s access to information.
I am interested to hear your answers."@en1
|
| lpv:videoURI |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples