Future generations won’t forgive us if we don’t act, says NicolaSturgeon
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his visit to Shell St Fergus Gas Plant in Peterhead earlier this week
We can’t pretend ignorance – not about the fact of what is happening or the man-made causes of it. There should be a strong political consensus around the need to act, and no dispute that the question is how we make the necessary changes, not if.
Pushback against measures like the Low Emission Zones in Glasgow and London and the Deposit Return Scheme – initiatives already operating successfully in many other countries – is bad enough. Even without a climate emergency, there is a need to make a just transition to renewables as quickly as possible to ensure new jobs are created.
Most of what is left in the North Sea is oil, not gas – and 80% of North Sea oil is already exported.
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