US EditionUntapped Rosebank oil and gas field north of Scotland approved for development amid row over climate damage
- The UK government's North Sea Transition Authority has approved the development plan for Rosebank, the country's largest unexplored oil field, despite climate concerns.
- Norwegian state oil company Equinor expects to extract 325 million barrels of oil from Rosebank by 2027, making it the UK's last major undeveloped oil site.
- The decision to proceed with the Rosebank project has sparked controversy, with 50 MPs and peers expressing concerns about its potential carbon emissions and cost to taxpayers.
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Britain approves new North Sea oil drilling but ignores climate change warnings
Britain has given the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Britain approves new North Sea oil drilling in welcome news for the industry but not activists
LONDON (AP) — Britain on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid cat
Britain approves new North Sea oil drilling in welcome news for the industry but not activists
LONDON (AP) — Britain on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid cat
Britain approves new North Sea oil drilling in welcome news for the industry but not activists
Britain has given the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate...
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