The UK's North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) said it will issue up to 100 licenses for nearly 900 exploration areas, including several that are known to contain hydrocarbons.
Friends of the Earth (FOE) Scotland accused the government of "sticking two fingers up to climate scientists and energy experts."
"By encouraging greedy fossil fuel companies to keep looking for more fossil fuels, the U.K. government is denying the reality of the climate emergency," said Freya Aitchison, an oil and gas campaigner for the group. "Instead of new fossil fuels, we urgently need a transition to an energy system powered by renewables, and a mass rollout of energy efficiency measures to reduce energy demand."
The plan is moving forward "under the pretext of energy security," a campaigner for the group said in a video posted to social media, "but another North Sea licensing round won't deliver U.K. energy security." The U.K. Committee on Climate Change said it takes an average of about 28 years for oil and gas production to begin from the time an exploration license is issued.
UK Accused of Giving 'Two Fingers Up' to Climate With New Oil and Gas Licenses (commondreams.org)
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