The UK government's Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill has passed the first hurdle, prompting condemnation from environmentalists, clean energy industry, and some politicians. Alok Sharma and Caroline Lucas are among those criticizing the bill for exacerbating the climate crisis and benefiting energy giants. The bill has sparked a heated debate, with concerns about its impact on energy security, marine life, and the environment.
We should never allow foreign owned offshore wind companies to control our energy supply -- much less harm our marine life and environment while doing it. https://t.co/p9xCGzAGn7
We should never allow foreign owned offshore wind companies to control our energy supply -- much less harm our marine life or environment while doing it. https://t.co/p9xCGzAGn7
Worth watching Labour's Alan Whitehead taking to pieces the Tories' reprehensible climate-wrecking Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill yesterday evening 👇🏻 https://t.co/NUi8quszuq
New North Sea oil and gas licenses are good news for fossil fuel giants, but they're a disaster for the rest of us. My speech on why I voted against the Tories' climate wrecking Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill: https://t.co/aaX4ChcUdW
"This really is a reprehensible bill. "It's a bill that's based on a number of myths and lies, frankly." Labour's shadow minister for Energy Security slams Tories for their new oil and gas licenses bill. https://t.co/yguyZ8VbfW
"It really does reach new depths to suggest that the poorest people in this country are going to be better off if we exploit more oil and gas "When we know that it is new oil and gas that is so expensive." Caroline Lucas slams Tories for calling on new oil and gas licenses. https://t.co/4OO3FKR7dd
New oil and gas: ❌ Won’t bring down our bills ❌ Won’t ensure our energy security What it will do instead: 🔥 Wreck the planet 💰 Line the pockets of energy giants We don’t need more North Sea drilling - we need cheap renewables and a Green New Deal now. https://t.co/EWPDGYUSA2
The government’s oil and gas bill must have been a wheeze cooked up by some advisors over a heavy lunch - it should never have made it all the way to Parliament. It is a sad reflection of how far the government has retreated from serious energy policy and UK climate leadership. https://t.co/oXsGu0bRXL
WELL SAID @CarolineLucas 🙌 This Bill is political posturing & will do nothing for UK energy security. It will however destroy ocean habitats & exacerbate the already dire climate crisis 🌊🌎 Email your MP to demand they #EndOffshoreDrilling NOW 👉https://t.co/Mq8J2xKTAw https://t.co/bNbH0DLiAQ
As the cross party @TransportCttee said at the time, the Government’s strike breaking bill is unworkable & makes industrial relations worse. Another damaging ideologically driven Tory gimmick. https://t.co/fHnaaaaZC7
I voted to throw out the Tories' latest fossil fuel licensing bill last night. Their fixation with drilling for new oil & gas will leave the country poorer & colder, exacerbating the climate crisis to appease a few fossil fuel multinationals and their shareholders.
- @AlokSharma_RDG condemns UK government’s oil and gas bill as vote passes first hurdle - Former #Cop26 president abstains from vote saying bill breaks UK’s promise to phase out fossil fuels #climatecrisis Story by @horton_official https://t.co/6Es2nArXwt
The passing of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill to its next stage is good news for Rishi Sunak - but there's been outcry from environmentalists, the clean energy industry and even some within his party 🔗Read more https://t.co/S45sbL7ZGB
My full piece from tonight’s vote - Alok Sharma condemns government’s oil and gas bill as vote passes first hurdle https://t.co/BQvepuxkws