Posted on 06/02/2022 7:48:22 AM PDT by American Number 181269513
Environmentalists are threatening legal action in an attempt to halt the development of a new gasfield in the North Sea that has been given the green light by the UK government.
Climate experts reacted with anger after the government announced it had given the Jackdaw field, to be developed by the oil multinational Shell, “final regulatory approval” on Wednesday.
The business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, said: “Jackdaw gasfield – originally licensed in 1970 – has today received final regulatory approval. We’re turbocharging renewables and nuclear but we are also realistic about our energy needs now. Let’s source more of the gas we need from British waters to protect energy security.”
However, climate experts said the decision, announced on the eve of the long bank holiday weekend, flew in the face of clear evidence from scientists that countries had urgently to cut greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis.
According to a recent scientific study, nearly half of existing fossil fuel production sites need to be shut down early if global heating is to be limited to 1.5C, the internationally agreed goal for avoiding climate catastrophe. This goes beyond the call by the International Energy Agency in 2021 to stop all new oil, gas and coal developments, a statement seen as radical at the time.
Ami McCarthy, a political campaigner for Greenpeace UK, said approving Jackdaw was “a desperate and destructive decision” and proved the government had no long-term plan.
“They could immediately shave billions off bills, get a grip on UK energy demand, create thousands of jobs, boost our economy, tackle the climate crisis and avoid future crises – if they just upgrade homes to be warmer and greener, and invest in clean and cheap renewable power.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
That is what a cargo cult looks like.
They think electricity magically appears at the outlet in their house!
Fewer uglies there than at a "kill the baby" rally, though. If they smiled, they'd be "not guilty".
SPJNK.
SPJNK.
Climate experts? The self same ‘climate experts’ that haven’t been correct in their predictions and fearmongering even once in 150 years or more?
Anybody who worships the eart and exhales CO2 should do the right thing for Ghia.
The article declares indignantly that “climate experts” are angry; but they never quote any expert, only nitwit protestors; and reference incorrectly as “scientific” an opinion piece in some nonentity journal.
Misinformation. Yup.
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