An influential committee of British MPs is calling on the British government to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels and set a “clear date” for the end of new oil and gas licensing in the British North Sea.
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BREAKING: Equinor postpones Wisting Oil Field
Today in a huge win for climate, environment, and people, Equinor ASA announced that they are postponing the investment decision on the Wisting oil field in Norway.
Climate activists challenge ideological British Government “hooked on hydrocarbons”
Yesterday marked the end of the Conservative’s Annual conference, held in the city of Birmingham. The tradition for any political conference is that the party leader gives a speech at the end of the conference.
Response: The UK’s decision to lift its fracking ban flies in the face of climate science and will not solve its energy crisis
Contacts Nicole Rodel: nicole [at] priceofoil.org Silje Lundberg: silje [at] priceofoil.org Today, Prime Minister Liz Truss announced the reversal of the UK’s fracking ban, despite advice from the government’s own advisors that such a move will not help lower energy bills or support long-term energy security. The decision to remove the moratorium on fracking, which … Read More
UK shreds climate credibility in race for new Prime Minister
They say that politicians often operate in a bubble, removed from the rest of us. They have a blinkered view of reality, distorted by privilege and power.
UK windfall tax incentivizes oil drilling: a climate “wrecking ball”
The UK Government’s windfall tax on oil companies, announced yesterday, will actually incentivise oil and gas drilling and “wreck” the UK’s climate targets.
Shell AGM: Company accused of “hot air” and “causing extreme harms” on climate
Today is Shell’s AGM, where the company will try and spin to its shareholders and the wider public that it is leading the climate fight and race to net zero. But its all a climate charade. Its all a lie.
Oil Change International submits evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee
The UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee have launched a inquiry into Accelerating the transition from fossil fuels and securing energy supplies, which is scrutinising the UK Government’s Energy Security Strategy and its North Sea Transition Deal (for oil and gas production in the UK’s Continental Shelf). Oil Change International submitted the following evidence for the committee.
#StopJackdaw: Climate activists are trying to stop UK Gov from expanding oil and gas drilling
The COP Presidency, the UK, is set to approve dozens of new oil and gas fields. Today is a day of action to stop one new field, called Jackdaw. As I write, Stop Jackdaw is trending on Twitter. So if you want to help push for real climate action, please get on the social media platform and start tweeting.
UK Undermines Its Own Claim to Climate Leadership By Failing to End Oil and Gas Licensing in the North Sea
Today, the United Kingdom announced a “North Sea deal to protect jobs in the green energy transition” that campaigners say fails to meet the UK’s responsibility to lead in a phase-out of domestic oil and gas extraction.