Swarming@sh.itjust.worksM to

UK Politics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

Plan to expand North Sea oil drilling announced - as critics slam Rishi Sunak's 'culture war on climate'

1

6

Plan to expand North Sea oil drilling announced - as critics slam Rishi Sunak's 'culture war on climate'

Swarming@sh.itjust.worksM to

UK Politics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

1

Rishi Sunak stands by oil drilling expansion as critics warn of climate consequences

The prime minister insists plans to grant over 100 new licences off the coast of Scotland are "entirely consistent" with the government's net zero goals. But one of his MPs warns he will be on "the wrong side of history".

Chat

Fisting for Freedom@sh.itjust.works
link
fedilink
English
arrow-up
3
arrow-down
1·
1 year ago
The problem is that there’s money in drilling vs preventing an environmental catastrophe, which has no direct cash value.

UK Politics@sh.itjust.works

ukpolitics@sh.itjust.works

You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: [email protected]

A place to share and discuss news as relates to the politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Rules:

Debate must be conducted in a respectful and dignified manner and without resorting to the impugning of other members’ character.
Abuse, intimidation, harassment, and deliberately antagonistic behaviour is absolutely prohibited.
No racism, sexism, homophobia, or any other form of bigotry or hate.
If you link to a news article behind a paywall, you must copy and paste the article in full in the body of your post.
While not required, you are strongly encouraged to provide direct citations or references for claims where this would be clearly helpful for fellow users to verify.

Visibility: Public

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

6 users / day
1 user / week
4 users / month
40 users / 6 months
2 local subscribers
121 subscribers
25 Posts
12 Comments
Modlog

mods:
Swarming@sh.itjust.works