Activities of Kriton ARSENIS related to 2011/2308(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Energy Roadmap 2050 indentifies that gas will be critical for the transformation of the energy system by helping to reduce emissions; whereas the Commission notes that shale gas and other UFF will become a veryunconventional gas sources have become potential important new sources of supply in or around Europe, but that it is impossible to anticipate to what extent shale gas in Europe will prove viable;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is no sufficient data on fracturing chemicals and environmental and health risks associated with hydraulic fracturing; whereas important analysis is still ongoing and there is a growing need for further and continuous research; whereas the existence and transparency of data, sampling and tests is paramount to high- quality research in support of proper regulation;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas EU Member States such as France and Bulgaria have already posed a moratorium on shale gas extraction due to environmental and public health concerns;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for the inclusion of projects including hydraulic fracturing in Annex I of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a legislative proposal with regard to shale gas and shale oil extraction activities;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for the development by the European IPPC Bureau of clear and binding set of European Best Available Techniques Reference (BREF) for fracking operators;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the relativesignificantly high water volumes involved in hydraulic fracturing; points out, however, that such volumes are not as significant in comparison to the needs of other industrial activitiesacknowledges that requirements for water in shale gas extraction could put considerable pressure on water supplies at the local level given that water resources in many parts of Europe are already under pressure; highlights the need for advance water provision plans based on local hydrology;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for strict implementation of existing waste water treatment standards and compulsory water management plans by operators, in cooperation with the competent authorities; stresses however that existing treatment plants are ill- equipped to treat hydraulic fracturing waste water and may be discharging pollutants to rivers and streams;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that there should be a mandatory obligation to declarefully disclose the composition and concentrations of the chemical contents of fracturing fluid; maintains that full transparency and disclosure should be required of operators;and to make publicly available the REACH exposure scenarios and proposed risk reduction measures
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Commission to swiftly finalise their study on the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of shale gas extraction and production in order to correctly account for these emissions in the future;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that public participation should be ensured through adequate public information campaigns before exploration and through public consultation of the local communities, as part of the authorization procedure, before the exploitation stages; calls for greater outreach and public education in UFF activities in order to ensure public understanding, acceptance and confidence in the regulation of these activities;