Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill — 22 Jan 2024 at 20:38

“producing as much of the oil and gas we need as possible domestically is the right thing to do, for security and the economy.”

“The UK needs the churn of new licences to manage production decline”.

“we can create jobs, secure energy independence, deliver net zero, and keep costs down for households and businesses.”

“leaving the UK even more dependent on energy imports to heat homes and power industry in future. That’s bad for our national security and prosperity.”

“this House, while affirming the need for urgent action to tackle the UK’s energy insecurity, the cost of living crisis, and the climate crisis, and for a managed, fair and prosperous transition for workers and communities, declines to give a Second Reading to the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill because mandating annual oil and gas licensing rounds will not reduce energy costs for households and businesses as the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has stated, will not enhance energy security, offers no plan for the future of the UK’s offshore energy communities, will ensure the UK remains at the mercy of petrostates and dictators who control fossil fuel markets, is entirely incompatible with the UK’s international climate change commitments and is a totally unnecessary piece of legislation which will do nothing to serve the UK’s national interest.”

“the Board expressed a unanimous view that such a proposal was not necessary for the NSTA…The Board noted that the proposal would significantly challenge one of the tenets of independence for the NSTA”.

“not going to not make any difference”

“smoke and mirrors…not being serious…the opposite of what we agreed to do internationally”.

“I can no longer condone nor continue to support a government that is committed to a course of action that I know is wrong and will cause future harm.”

“help reduce energy bills as we’re less exposed”-

“wouldn’t necessarily bring energy bills down, that’s not what we’re saying.”

“New large-scale fossil fuel projects not only carry major climate risks, but also business and financial risks for the companies and their investors.”

“This puts at clear risk the jobs, growth and the additional investment the UK requires to become more climate-ready.”

“place in jeopardy tens of thousands of jobs”.

“There must be a phase-out of unabated fossil fuels to meet our climate goals.”

“ The NSTA will remain free to grant licences outside this new annual duty in the usual way, whether or not the new statutory tests are met.”

“@theCCCuk evidence is that continued expansion of new oil and gas reserves is inconsistent with our climate commitments, especially more so in light of the recent Global Stocktake COP agreement we just signed.”

“not going to make any difference”

“wouldn’t necessarily bring energy bills down”

“not going to make any difference”

“the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels.”

“was proud to represent a country that has cut greenhouse gas emissions more than any other major economy since 1990; that has boosted our share of renewable electricity from a rather dismal 7% in 2010 to almost half today”-

“while almost entirely phasing out coal power; that has led the world in mobilising green finance; and that is now ensuring that we bring the British public with us on the transition to net zero”.-[Official Report, 14 December 2023; Vol. 742, c. 1032.]

“That is a paragon and a model that all other nations look to”.-[Official Report, 9 November 2023; Vol. 740, c. 301.]

“not going to make any difference”

“no longer condone nor continue to support a government that is committed to a course of action that I know…will cause future harm.”

“puts at clear risk the jobs, growth and the additional investment the UK requires to become more climate ready.”

“it is precisely our dependence on fossil fuels that has led to the worst cost of living crisis in generations.”

“not going to make any difference”

“will ensure the UK remains at the mercy of petrostates and dictators who control fossil fuel markets”.

“Every transformation comes at a cost and every transformation is painful. And that’s something which the energy industry and the public sector-governments-don’t really want to hear.”

“UK oil and gas consumption needs to fall by over 80% to meet UK targets. This and the COP… decision…makes further licensing inconsistent with climate goals.”

“cease all licensing or funding of new oil and gas.”

“If Governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investment in oil, gas and coal”.

“How can we ask other nations not to expand the fossil fuel production if we start doing it ourselves?”

“UK oil and gas consumption needs to fall by over 80% to meet UK targets. This and Cop decision makes further licensing inconsistent with climate goals.”

“the Bill will not have the effect of reducing the level of environmental protection provided for by any existing environmental law.”

“Reliance on fossil fuels means exposure to geopolitical shocks that impact the price of these internationally traded commodities.”

“would significantly challenge one of the tenets of independence for the NSTA, to decide when to run a licensing round.”

“new oil and gas licences only provide for energy security if all that energy is sold into the UK and, actually, it will be sold on the world market”-

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