In response to the government’s approval of the Talbot oil field, which is estimated to contain 18.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), Greenpeace UK’s climate campaigner, Philip Evans, said:
“The government is approving new oil fields the same week as its so-called ‘Green Day’ – no wonder ministers are trying to rebrand it. They’ll claim it’s in the name of energy security but, since the oil and gas belongs not to the UK but the company extracting it, and will be sold on the open market to the highest bidder, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
“If the government was genuinely serious about securing the future of energy in this country, they’d throw everything at homegrown renewables – which just so happen to be the cheapest form of power there is. This, along with improving energy efficiency, upgrading our outdated grid and increasing storage capacity, so we’re geared up to cope with future demand, is the only way to lower bills and secure a safe future.”
