European Parliament
President.
Question No 45 by Carl Schlyter 
Subject: EBRD funding of the Sakhalin II project
The EBRD is in the process of funding the project Sakhalin II devised by Sakhalin Energy, whose main shareholder is the company Shell. There are many areas where there is no scientific certainty regarding the impact of Sakhalin Energy's Sakhalin II project, for example the impact on wildlife from excessively noisy offshore geological surveys or constructions. However, the company will not take the precautionary approach and delay its operations.
Given that the best science is not being applied by Shell, and recommendations are being ignored, how does the project comply with the EBRD's policy in support of the precautionary principle?

