The German Government has approved an agreement with the Netherlands. It enables the cross-border extraction of natural gas in the German North Sea and concludes a lengthy political process at several governance levels. However, the agreement could be subsequently challenged by a pending court judgment. A newly published IDOS study examines the political dynamics around marine gas extraction, the approval process and opposition to the Gateway to the Ems (GEMS) gas extraction project.
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