The Baltic Course: German MEP in Lithuania - Shale Gas Extraction Is Unnecessary
Rebecca Harms, Co-Chair of the Group of the Greens at the European Parliament, says that shale gas extraction will not contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. And if shale gas is going to be extracted, then tight regulation related to environment and water resources is needed, reports LETA/ELTA.
Harms said during a press conference at the Lithuanian Parliament that cutting consumption of fossil fuels and reducing carbon dioxide emissions is the main precondition for fighting climate change and striving for energy innovation. Harms said that gas extraction would not be necessary if all other alternatives were well-thought-out.
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