REACTION: Oil and gas bill passing second reading takes UK further down a dangerous path

Date: 22 January 2024
Campaigns: Climate

Reacting to the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill passing its second reading at the Commons tonight, Izzie McIntosh, climate campaign manager at Global Justice Now, said:

Tonight’s result is a step backwards for our environment and takes the UK further down a dangerous path of fossil fuel expansion – and for what? Ministers admit these plans won’t help reduce energy bills, and the regulator says they’re unnecessary. So it’s all about sending a terrible political signal – that the short-term profits of the oil and gas industry are more important than dealing with the existential threat of the climate crisis. It’s high time for this government to stop treating all our futures like a political football and invest their time in implementing a just, green transition away from fossil fuels.”

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