The Shale Gas Revolution Implications for Sustainable Development and International Trade
Article from: OGEL 4 (2014), in Unconventional Oil and Gas
Introduction
Report published in March 2014 by the ICTSD Programme on Trade and Environment - This paper offers improved knowledge of shale gas and its trade and sustainable development aspects, in particular. It offers an overview on the nature of shale gas. As the paper is not meant to provide a final judgment on the desirability of shale gas exploration, it argues that the actual impacts of shale gas will depend on how different stakeholders respond to the sustainable development issues that come along with it. These issues are directly relevant to ICTSD's agenda, in particular, where they have ...