Rishi Sunak commits to hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences alongside carbon capture investment

The Independent says Rishi Sunak has confirmed hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the UK in a stark dividing line with Sir Keir Starmer.

The prime minister said he is backing the North Sea oil and gas industry to “make Britain more energy independent”.

And Mr Sunak said the new licences will cut Britain’s carbon footprint, as domestic production is responsible for just a quarter of the emissions of imported liquified natural gas.

Labour has promised to block new oil and gas developments in Britain if it wins power, saying it would focus instead on investments in renewable sources such as wind and nuclear power.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-net-zero-2050-b2384753.html