On July 2nd 2011, Swedish gas exploration company Gripen Gas were given permission by Swedish governmental agency Bergsstaten to conduct shale gas prospecting on five different locations on the island Öland in Sweden (1) on a total area of 18,600 ha; which is one seventh of the total area of Öland. |
| Name of conflict: | Gripen Gas, Öland, Sweden |
| Country: | Sweden |
| State or province: | Öland |
| Accuracy of location | MEDIUM (Regional level) |
| Type of conflict. 1st level: | Fossil Fuels and Climate Justice/Energy |
| Type of conflict. 2nd level: | Oil and gas exploration and extraction Shale gas fracking |
| Specific commodities: | Natural Gas |
| Project details | No details, project is in prospecting phase. |
| Project area: | 18,600 |
| Type of population | Rural |
| Company names or state enterprises: | Gripen Gas from Sweden |
| Relevant government actors: | Bergsstaten |
| Environmental justice organizations (and other supporters) and their websites, if available: | Aktionsgruppen Mot Fossilgasutvinning på Öland AMFÖ, http://amfo.se/, Naturskyddsföreningen, http://www2.naturskyddsforeningen.se/kretsar-lan/Kalmar/oland, Lantbukarnas Riksförbund (LRF) (The Federation of Swedish Farmers), http://www.lrf.se/, Borgholm kommun (Borgholm municipality, Öland), http://www.borgholm.se/, Mörbylånga kommun (Mörbylånga municipality, http://www.morbylanga.se/, Länsstyrelsen i Kalmar Län (Kalmar County Administrative Board), http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/kalmar/En/Pages/default.aspx, Ölands Vattenråd (Öland Water Council), http://www.vattenorganisationer.se/oland/ |
| Intensity | LOW (some local organising) |
| Reaction stage | PREVENTIVE resistance (precautionary phase) |
| Groups mobilizing: | Farmers Local ejos Local government/political parties Neighbours/citizens/communities Local scientists/professionals |
| Forms of mobilization: | Creation of alternative reports/knowledge Development of a network/collective action Lawsuits, court cases, judicial activism Media based activism/alternative media Official complaint letters and petitions |
| Environmental Impacts | Potential: Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Soil contamination, Soil erosion, Oil spills, Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality, Groundwater pollution or depletion |
| Health Impacts | Potential: Exposure to unknown or uncertain complex risks (radiation, etc…) |
| Socio-economical Impacts | Potential: Loss of livelihood |
| Project Status | Proposed (exploration phase) |
| Proposal and development of alternatives: | That there should be no drilling for gas on Öland. |
| Do you consider this an environmental justice success? Was environmental justice served?: | Not Sure |
| Briefly explain: | The company Gripen Gas has the permission by Bergsstaten to test drill for gas on Öland. This despite appeal from Borgholm municipality that owns land in the area where the drilling is to take place. The appeal from Borgholm municipality was refused by the administrative law court in Falun, Sweden and the appeals from others (Mörbylånga municipality among other) were rejected by the court. (2) Since the conflict is still ongoing it is too early to say whether or not this is an environmental justice success. |
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| Contributor: | Linda Dubec |
| Last update | 18/08/2019 |
| Conflict ID: | 408 |