Time to turn the oil and gas taps off, not on

“In the UK, we are blessed with the geological gift that is the North Sea,” Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho told the House of Commons on 22 January 2024, during the debate on the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.1At the same time, across the UK millions of people were dealing with the impact of storm Isha which left thousands without power, caused multiple services to be disrupted, and resulted in fatal accidents. The extreme weather continued into the week as storm Isha was soon followed by storm Jocelyn, the tenth named storm since September 2023, which put a halt to all rail services across Scotland.Across the world, millions of people are affected by the impacts of air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels extracted from the geological gifts we have been blessed with. Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental determinants of…
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