No Fracking in Germany for Now Backed in Merkel Coalition
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic bloc and the Social Democratic Party agreed to a temporary ban on exploring unconventional natural gas reserves in Germany until environmental issues are resolved.
Coalition negotiators decided that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, using toxic chemicals can't be done in Germany because the practice may threaten the quality of the country's drinking water, Deputy Environment Minister Katherina Reiche and the SPD's Ute Vogt told reporters today in Berlin.
"We have agreed on a moratorium on unconventional exploration that is to be in place until it's clear that there are no health implications," Vogt said after a meeting of the negotiating group that's part of coalition talks between Merkel's bloc and the SPD. The agreement requires approval by party leaders.
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