Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-11-20-Speech-2-547-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-11-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20121120.31.2-547-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-11-20-Speech-2-548-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Romana Jordan2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-10-30--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Slovenska demokratska stranka (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, much has already been said today about the positive and negative aspects of shale gas extraction. At a time when our economy is still quite weak, we must be all the more open to new ideas and be able to exploit them as opportunities. Shale gas is just one such new idea. Sensible exploitation of this unconventional source of gas can help us reduce our import dependency, as well as create new jobs. Permit me to just shed some light on the aspect of reliable energy supply. In 2010 Europe imported 52.7 % of all its energy. According to Eurostat data, in the same year we imported 63.5 % of our gas, with our import dependency on Russia increasing by 5.6 %. In that year some Member States even became more than 90 % dependent on foreign gas imports. We are of course increasing our share of renewable sources, but we also know that the most appropriate back-up energy source is gas. We have heard mention several times today of the United States and in fact the veritable energy revolution taking place there. Exploiting a relatively new source of energy can also be turned into a research and innovation opportunity. Why could we in Europe not become the leaders in developing techniques for shale gas extraction using less water, without chemicals, and with more efficient recycling and increased safety, or rather less risk of environmental pollution? Concern for a reliable energy supply and high environmental standards would form the basis for new jobs for highly qualified young people, who in the current conditions are all too often finding opportunities beyond the borders of the European Union. Let us not say no, then; let us rather seize this opportunity for development and let us export high environmental standards."@en1
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