German Cabinet Adopts Anti- Fracking Bill

摘要

Germany's cabinet on Wednesday adopted a draft law with far-reaching restrictions on hydraulic fracturing, the procedure used to extract shale gas. It follows guidelines issued last summer by the government that ruled out any commercial use of fracking to develop shale gas and coalbed methane deposits this side of 2021, marking the latest setback for unconventional gas exploration in Europe (IOD Jul.7'14).