# Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities

European Parliament procedure 2011/2308(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee DEVE / ENVI / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 226 committee amendments tabled by 36 Members between 2012-05-08 and 2012-06-05.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is an own-initiative report on the environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction. Amendments revise paragraphs on risks to environment, health and climate from unconventional gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing, water use and contamination, chemicals and methane emissions, experience from the US, the adequacy of the EU regulatory framework, and land-grabbing and extractive industries in developing countries.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine WILS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96741.md |
| Carl SCHLYTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28139.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Linda McAVAN | United Kingdom | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2327.md |
| Corinne LEPAGE | France | ALDE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97076.md |
| Martin CALLANAN | United Kingdom | ECR | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4536.md |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5729.md |
| Jolanta Emilia HIBNER | Poland | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96753.md |
| Bogusław SONIK | Poland | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28299.md |
| Paolo BARTOLOZZI | Italy | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21818.md |
| Elisabetta GARDINI | Italy | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58758.md |
| Kriton ARSENIS | Greece | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97009.md |
| Jo LEINEN | Germany | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4262.md |
| Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96695.md |
| Catherine GRÈZE | France | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96745.md |

## Official source documents

- PE489.399: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.399+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.634: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.634+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE491.087: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2308-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2308-INI.json

---

Source: AmendEU (amendeu.com), built from Parltrack (ODbL), European Parliament Open Data ((c) European Union) and official Parliament documents. Aggregates CC BY 4.0.
Data refreshed: 2026-07-27. Human-readable version: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2308-INI
When citing, attribute to "AmendEU (amendeu.com)".