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creators_name: Krupnick, Alan J.
creators_name: Wang, Zhongmin
creators_name: Wang, Yushuang
corp_creators: Resources for the Future, USA
corp_creators: Resources for the Future, USA
corp_creators: Resources for the Future, USA
title: Environmental risks of shale gas development in China
subjects: O
subjects: RC
subjects: SHU
divisions: SHEER
full_text_status: none
keywords: Shale gas; Environmental risks; China
abstract: Shale gas development in China can generate great potential economic benefits, but also poses serious environmental risks. In this paper, we offer a macro assessment of the environmental risks of shale gas development in China. We use the US experience to identify the nature of shale gas development activities and the types of potential burdens these activities may create. We then review the baseline environmental conditions and the effectiveness of environmental regulations in China and discuss the implications of these China-specific factors for risk assessment. We recommend China to conduct a strategic environmental assessment and to consider sector-specific environmental regulations.
date: 2014-12
date_type: published
publication: Energy Policy
volume: 75
publisher: Elsevier
pagerange: 117-125
id_number: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.07.022
issn: 0301-4215
access_IS-EPOS: limited
owner: Publisher
citation:   Krupnick, Alan J. and Wang, Zhongmin and Wang, Yushuang  (2014) Environmental risks of shale gas development in China.  Energy Policy, 75.  pp. 117-125. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.07.022 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.07.022>