New German fracking law to be put to parliament

摘要

A new regulation to allow fracking to be carried out in Germany, where the topic has proven highly divisive, could be put to the country's parliament this summer. According to a letter made available to German news agency DPA in June, Sigmar Gabriel, federal minister of economy and energy, informed Gesine Lotzsch, chairman of the German parliament's Budget Committee, of his plans to present parliament with drafts for new legislation that will allow fracking in Germany before the summer recess.