UKERC response to the Energy and Climate Change Committee Inquiry into The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets - October 2012, Part 2.

Citation	McGlade, C., Speirs, J. and Sorrell, S. UKERC response to the Energy and Climate Change Committee Inquiry into The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets - October 2012, Part 2.. 2012.
Author(s)	McGlade, C., Speirs, J. and Sorrell, S.
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Abstract	This response addresses the first two questions of the call for evidence on the impact of shale gas on energy markets: firstly what estimates exist for the amount of shale gas in place in the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world, and what proportion is recoverable; and secondly why estimates for shale gas are so changeable. UKERC recently conducted a comprehensive review of 62 studies that provide original estimates of regional and global shale gas resources [1