The Worldwide Power Company has mentioned that the world can’t develop any new oil and fuel fields if we’re to cease local weather breakdown. Keir Starmer has promised that the UK will slash its emissions sooner than ever earlier than and his authorities is banning new licences to drill for fossil fuels within the North Sea. Drilling within the wild waters of the North Sea has been a serious Scottish business for many years. Now, its time could also be coming to an finish.
However what in regards to the individuals who rely upon the business for his or her livelihoods? What’s going to occur to employees and communities in locations like Aberdeen? And the way will we sq. this with the necessity to kick our habit to damaging fossil fuels?
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Anna Carthy, senior coverage researcher at Uplift, and Mika Minio-Paluello, business and local weather lead on the Trades Union Congress, to debate
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