A critical appraisal of the European Commission Communication ‘Making the internal energy market work’ (2012) 367 final

Professor Steve Thomas, PSIRU, University of Greenwich - May 2013

Adopted at the EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities, 26 February 2013. The exploitation of shale gas is causing much controversy. Some see it as a new way of bringing fossil fuels to the market and causing an upset of the gas market leading to lower prices such as in the US. Others argue that the environmental and social consequences are negative and the contribution to CO2 emissions detrimental to addressing climate change. EPSU rejects the exploitation of shale gas (and oil) (...)