![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/pms-backing-for-new-oil-and-gas-licences-wrong-decision-at-wrong-time-warns-tory-mp/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_FILES-BRITAIN-ENERGY-OIL-EARNINGS-BP.jpg&description=Furious campaigners have lashed out at Rishi Sunak's decision to support future oil and gas development in the North Sea - despite warning the UK needs to warn itself off fossil fuels Campaigners, unions and MPs blasted ministers for backing new drilling for North Sea oil and gas today. Hundreds of new licences will be approved so polluting fossil fuels can keep powering Britain for decades to come, Rishi Sunak confirmed. Speaking in Aberdeenshire, he said: 'Now more than ever, it's vital that we bolster our energy security and capitalise on that independence to deliver more affordable, clean energy to British homes and businesses.' However, last November, as he flew to the COP27 climate change summit in Egypt, the PM claimed: "Fighting climate change is not just a moral good – is it fundamental to our future prosperity and security. Russia's invasion of Ukraine and contemptible manipulation of energy prices has only reinforced the importance of ending our dependence on fossil fuels." Tory MP Chris Skidmore, who has spearheaded policies to clash carbon emissions, blasted Mr Sunak's U-turn. He said: "This is the wrong decision at precisely the wrong time, when the rest of the world is experiencing record heat waves. It is on the wrong side of a future economy that will be founded on renewable and clean industries and not fossil fuels. It is on the wrong side of modern voters who will vote with their feet at the next general election for parties that protect, and not threaten, our environment, and it is on the wrong side of history, that will not look favourably on the decision taken today.' Furious environmentalists warned the move would undermine efforts to slash carbon emissions. Greenpeace's Philip Evans said: 'Relying on fossil fuels is terrible for our energy security, the cost of living, and the climate. Our sky-high bills and recent extreme weather have demonstrated that. Rishi Sunak knows that any oil and gas from the North Sea will just be sold on the intern){kind=link}
Furious campaigners have lashed out at Rishi Sunak’s decision to support future oil and gas development in the North Sea – despite warning the UK needs to warn itself off fossil fuels
Campaigners, unions and MPs blasted ministers for backing new drilling for North Sea oil and gas today.
Hundreds of new licences will be approved so polluting fossil fuels can keep powering Britain for decades to come, Rishi Sunak confirmed. Speaking in Aberdeenshire, he said: “Now more than ever, it’s vital that we bolster our energy security and capitalise on that independence to deliver more affordable, clean energy to British homes and businesses.”
However, last November, as he flew to the COP27 climate change summit in Egypt, the PM claimed: “Fighting climate change is not just a moral good â is it fundamental to our future prosperity and security. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and contemptible manipulation of energy prices has only reinforced the importance of ending our dependence on fossil fuels.”
Tory MP Chris Skidmore, who has spearheaded policies to clash carbon emissions, blasted Mr Sunak’s U-turn. He said: “This is the wrong decision at precisely the wrong time, when the rest of the world is experiencing record heat waves. It is on the wrong side of a future economy that will be founded on renewable and clean industries and not fossil fuels. It is on the wrong side of modern voters who will vote with their feet at the next general election for parties that protect, and not threaten, our environment, and it is on the wrong side of history, that will not look favourably on the decision taken today.”