Unconventional oil and gas: strategic environmental assessment - post adoption statement
Our policy position of no support for the development of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) in Scotland.
Footnotes
1. Environmental Report for the SEA of the Scottish Government’s Preferred Policy Position on Unconventional Oil and Gas in Scotland. (Final Report prepared by LUC, October 2018) https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00542275.pdf
2. Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment: Policy on the development of onshore unconventional oil and gas in Scotland. (The Scottish Government, October 2018) https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00542264.pdf
3. Addendum to the 2018 consultation on the Scottish Government’s preferred policy position on unconventional oil and gas (UOG), the Strategic Environmental Report, and partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA). (The Scottish Government, April 2019) https://www.gov.scot/publications/addendum-2018-consultation-policy-position-unconventional-oil-gas-uog-sea-environmental-report-bria/
5. Scottish unconventional oil and gas: Compatibility with Scottish emission targets. (Committee on Climate Change, November 2016)
6. Talking "Fracking": A Consultation on Unconventional Oil and Gas (Scottish Government, May 2017).
https://consult.gov.scot/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/fracking-unconventional-oil-and-gas/
7. Consultation on a strategic environmental assessment (SEA), partial business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA), and preferred policy position on the Scottish Government’s long-term policy on onshore unconventional oil and gas in Scotland: Analysis of responses (Dawn Griesbach, Jennifer Waterton, Alison Platts and Mirela MacInnes: Griesbach & Associates) https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-strategic-environmental-assessment-partial-business-regulatory-impact-assessment-preferred-policy-position-scottish-governments-long-term-policy-onshore-unconventional-oil-gas-scotland-analysis-responses/
8. The Expert Scientific Panel on Unconventional Oil and Gas published its report on 28 July 2014. https://www.gov.scot/publications/expert-scientific-panel-report-unconventional-oil-gas/
9. Evidence gathering on unconventional oil and gas (Scottish Government) https://www.gov.scot/policies/oil-and-gas/unconventional-oil-and-gas/#evidence
10. Unconventional oil and gas: Economic Impact Assessment and scenario development of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland (KPMG 2016)
https://www.gov.scot/publications/unconventional-oil-gas-economic-impact-assessment-scenario-development-unconventional-oil/
11. The 2018 Environmental Report included consideration of the development of a theoretical single pilot project in one of three alternative locations within the Midland Valley and within a PEDL area where resource has been identified. The purpose of a theoretical pilot project would be to further inform the evidence base, including increasing understanding of the potential resource, and impacts associated with its extraction. The theoretical pilot project is based on a number of assumptions including that a project would have research and geoscience as its key driver, and be required to be delivered in collaboration with an independent research body or an academic institution and demonstrate whole lifespan of development (exploration, appraisal, production, and decommissioning) over approximately 10 years.
12. Available online at https://www.gov.scot/publications/independent-review-underground-coal-gasification-report/
13. Scottish Energy Strategy (Scottish Government, December 2017) https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-energy-strategy-future-energy-scotland-9781788515276/
14. Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming (Committee on Climate Change, May 2019) https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/net-zero-the-uks-contribution-to-stopping-global-warming/
15. Under the ‘business as usual’ scenario planning applications would be brought forward and determined in accordance with the current applicable development plan, the National Planning Framework and all material considerations, but in the absence of the preferred policy position.
16. More information on the work of the Expert Panel, including the final report, can be found at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/07/1758/0
17. The research reports were published in full on 08 November 2016. The research reports can be read at: https://www.gov.scot/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/onshoreoilandgas/EvidenceGathering.
18. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2018) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
19. The 2005 Act requires a statement to be published after the adoption of a relevant plan which sets out how the Environmental Report and the opinions expressed on it have been taken into account.
20. Some respondents referred to: Concerned Health Professionals of New York and Physicians for Social Responsibility (2019) Compendium of evidence on the risks and harms of fracking, 6th edition.
http://concernedhealthny.org/compendium/
21. https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-environmental-principles-governance-scotland-4/
22. Unconventional oil and gas development: our position (Scottish Government, October 2019)
23. Annual Energy Statement (Scottish Government, May 2019)
https://www.gov.scot/publications/annual-energy-statement-2019/
Contact
Email: onshoreoilandgas@gov.scot
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