Activities of Konrad SZYMAŃSKI related to 2011/2308(INI)
Plenary speeches (4)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Emphasises that numerous studies, and experience from the US, demonstrate that a number of serious risks to the environment and health are associated with shale gas extraction, however they may be sufficiently mitigated by an appropriate legislative framework; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the EIB neither to fund nor to otherwiseto make funding or other types of support for exploration and exploitation of shale gas and oil in developing countries, given the serious sustainability concerns dependent on the existence of laws protecting human health and the environment;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the exploitation of unconventional oil and gas resources could hamper the achievement of ‘MDG 7 on Environmental Sustainability’, while jeopardising commitments taken regarding climate change, that already affect poor countries the mostfoster economic development by relying on indigenous energy resources and in some instances also enable the realisation of commitments taken regarding climate change, if a particular country is significantly dependent on other types of fossil fuels, such as coal;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that land acquisitions for oil and gas mining are a majorwhilst an irresponsible use of land for the production of biofuels is an important driver of land- grabbing globally and pose a significant threat to the world's indigenous communities, farmers and poor people in terms of access to water, fertile soil and food, shale gas is among the most efficient energy sources in terms of water used for energy unit and does not require a big area of land for a well-pad site;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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4. Notes with concern that the current regulatory framework of EU legislation does not provides an adequate guarantee against the risks to the environment and human health resulting from shale gas activities; is worried, therefore, abouof the opinion that any potential investment by European companies in unconventional oil or gas resources in developing countries should be accompanied by necessary adjustments of their laws to the scale of shale oil and gas operations;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that, in hosting companies investing in extractive activities, the EU has a responsibility to influence their behaviour as regards more sustainable practices, i.e. by strengthening corporate governance standards and regulations applied to the banks and funds that finance themrelying on the Best Available Practices of shale gas extraction developed by the International Energy Agency, abiding existing environmental laws and liability stipulations in cases of possible accidents;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Notes that many instruments exist that could address the negative social and environmental impacts of the activities of extractive industries, such as the Global Reporting Initiative, the UN Global Compact and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; points out, however, that voluntary guidelines aremay be in some cases insufficient to mitigate the negative impacts of extraction;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7