EU slated for ‘cynical’ €113m shale gas subsidy

According to EurActiv on the 13 June 2014, environmentalists bitterly condemned a new EU research fund which invites shale gas firms to apply for €113 million of subsidies, under a programme designed to encourage ‘competitive low carbon energy’.

ESO: Background information: Horizon 2020 launched with €15 billion over first two years http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-horizon-2020-launched-with-e15-billion-over-first-two-years/

ESO: Background information: Environment: European Commission recommends minimum principles for shale gas http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-environment-european-commission-recommends-minimum-principles-for-shale-gas/

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