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'Get its own house in order': UK urged to end new fossil fuel licensing in North Sea to meet net zero

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock 01 June 2021 • 5 min read
The recent North Sea Transition Deal fell short of ending oil and gas extraction licenses
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The recent North Sea Transition Deal fell short of ending oil and gas extraction licenses

Letter from 50 campaign groups urges government to heed recent advice of International Energy Agency that growing fossil fuel supply is incompatible with a 1.5C world

Pressure is mounting on the UK government to end all new oil and gas exploration and extraction licenses in the North Sea, following the International Energy Agency's (IEA) landmark warning last month...

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