Environmental Management of Shale Gas Development in China: Status and Challenges

Guihua Zheng; Linghui Deng; Xiaonan Feng; Jing Sun; Yixin Lu; Yiyi Yang; Jiacheng Shi; Juzhen Wu

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Environmental Management of Shale Gas Development in China: Status and Challenges

Guihua Zheng, Linghui Deng, Xiaonan Feng, Jing Sun, Yixin Lu, Yiyi Yang, Jiacheng Shi, Juzhen Wu

Published in International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 9, Issue 1)

Received: 28 November 2020 Accepted: 12 January 2021 Published: 22 January 2021

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Abstract

Shale gas, as a clean energy, can save and substitute for a lot of coal and oil resource, reduce carbon emissions and further improve ecological environment. However, gas shale exploration has led to cause environmental issues such as air pollution, water pollution and ecological destruction etc., Through the method of literature study, social investigation and systematic analysis, the main challenges for the shale gas exploitation were studied, including the research on environmental impact of the shale gas development is not deep enough, pollution control technologies are still immature, and development techniques for deep shale gas aren’t master yet. The environmental management practices of shale gas development were systematically sorted out. First, strengthening basic research and key technologies tackling. Second, optimizing development planning and sequence of shale gas, promoting strategic environmental impact assessment and planning environmental impact assessment, the third, clarifying the management ideas and system of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strengthen EIA supervision. The main problems still to be solved in the environmental protection of shale gas development, advices on both technical and management will be proposed, and it will offer experience for the shale gas exploring in China.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 9, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepp.20210901.11
Page(s)	1-4
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Shale Gas, Environmental Impact Analysis, Countermeasure, Environmental Problem

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Guihua Zheng, Linghui Deng, Xiaonan Feng, Jing Sun, Yixin Lu, et al. (2021). Environmental Management of Shale Gas Development in China: Status and Challenges. International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy, 9(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepp.20210901.11

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Guihua Zheng, Linghui Deng, Xiaonan Feng, Jing Sun, Yixin Lu, et al. Environmental Management of Shale Gas Development in China: Status and Challenges. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2021;9(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20210901.11

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Guihua Zheng

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Linghui Deng

School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu Technological University, Chengdu, China
Xiaonan Feng

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Jing Sun

School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu Technological University, Chengdu, China
Yixin Lu

School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu Technological University, Chengdu, China
Yiyi Yang

School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu Technological University, Chengdu, China
Jiacheng Shi

School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu Technological University, Chengdu, China
Juzhen Wu

School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu Technological University, Chengdu, China

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