UK Accused of Giving ‘Two Fingers Up’ to Climate With New Oil and Gas Licenses
The Total Culzean platform is pictured in the North Sea, about 45 miles east of the Aberdeen, Scotland on April 8, 2019. (Photo: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images).
"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 one campaigner.
JULIA CONLEY
Climate campaigners on Friday condemned the U.K.'s announcement that it will open up a new licensing round for oil and gas fields in the North Sea, saying the decision signifies the Conservative government's blatant disregard for the climate emergency and warnings against fossil fuel exploration from energy experts and scientists.
Claiming new oil and gas drilling will not undermine the country's stated plan to cut ...










