Flash Eurobarometer 420: Attitudes of citizens towards shale gas in selected European regions

The Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) commissioned this survey to be carried out in 12 regions within the EU where shale gas projects have been permitted or may be planned: Nordjylland and Hovedstäden in Denmark, North Brabant and Flevoland in the Netherlands, Lubelski and Pomorskie in Poland, the North East and South East regions in Romania, the Basque Community, Cantabria and Castile-Leon in Spain, and Lancashire in the UK. It is worth noting that shale gas projects in these regions are at various stages of implementation and the results of this survey are likely to reflect this. The survey investigates the following areas: - Respondents’ awareness of existing, past or potential shale gas projects in their region - How informed respondents feel about these projects and how effectively they consider they can express their views - The perceived opportunities and challenges these projects might bring - The EU’s role in shale gas exploration and production #####The results by volumes are distributed as follows: * Volume A: Countries * Volume AA: Groups of countries * Volume A' (AP): Trends * Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries * Volume B: EU/socio-demographics * Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics * Volume C: Country/socio-demographics ---- Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: [https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer](https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer)