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Shale gas for a better climate? The US fracking revolution challenges European and international climate policy
Schiefergas für ein besseres Klima? Die Fracking-Revolution in den USA setzt die europäische und die internationale Klimapolitik unter Druck
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Abstract Since natural gas surpassed coal in US energy consumption, the country's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been declining. The United States hopes that this will lead to a long-term improvement of its emissions performance. Yet the shale gas boom has not spread beyond the United States. It is inde... view more
Since natural gas surpassed coal in US energy consumption, the country's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been declining. The United States hopes that this will lead to a long-term improvement of its emissions performance. Yet the shale gas boom has not spread beyond the United States. It is indeed questionable whether shale gas will be able to bring about a turnaround in global emissions as long as the worldwide demand for coal continues to rise. From the current perspective, shale gas can be expected to produce at most a mixed overall impact on the climate since its future consumption depends on the environmental and energy policy decisions of the United States and other countries. International market developments are also ridden with uncertainties. The potentially sweeping political consequences of the natural gas boom in the United States confront European and international climate policy makers with entirely new and unexpected challenges. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
energy policy; energy industry; natural gas; climate change; climate policy; coal; United States of America; crude oil; energy production; environmental policy; international cooperation; EU; emission
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Ecology, Environment
Free Keywords
Global; Vereinigte Staaten; Erdölgewinnung/Erdgasgewinnung; Fracking; Interdependenz/Verflechtung; Wirkung/Auswirkung; Internationale umweltpolitische Zusammenarbeit; Europäische Union; Entwicklungsperspektive und -tendenz; Schadstoffemission; Reduzierung/Rückgang; Energieträger/Energiequellen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 25/2013
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications