New oil and gas licences

In response to the North Sea Transition Authority (formerly the Oil & Gas Authority) launching a new oil and gas licencing round, Philip Evans, energy transition campaigner for Greenpeace UK, said:

“Yet again this government’s energy policy benefits fossil fuel companies and no one else. Supporting the oil and gas giants profiteering from the energy and climate crises ignores the speedy solutions that are best for the economy, for lowering bills and for the climate.

“Experts have repeatedly made clear that we need warmer, energy efficient homes, and a big push for cheap, homegrown, renewable power. Yesterday the IMF explained yet again that any delay to decarbonisation makes it much more expensive[1]. New oil and gas licences won’t lower energy bills for struggling families this winter or any winter soon nor provide energy security in the medium term. New licences – and more importantly more fossil fuels –  solve neither of those problems but will make the climate crisis even worse.  They are possibly unlawful and we will be carefully examining opportunities to take action.”