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The Rosebank oil field will wreck the climate and won't help energy security

Caroline Lucas MP

03 July 2023 • 4 min read

Last week damning progress report from the CCC underscored the absurdity of the government's argument that new oil fields are compatible with climate goals, writes Caroline Lucas MP

Wednesday morning wasn't any ordinary morning in Westminster, if you care about the climate. First, people awoke to news from the government's independent climate advisors, the Climate Change Committee...

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