Offshore Gas Rigs Debate
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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Offshore Gas Rigs
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts(3 years, 8 months ago)
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con) [V]
While I welcome that a target has been set, can my noble friend reassure us that the essential flaring and venting for operational and safety reasons will be allowed to continue? How can this be accommodated within a net-zero approach?
Lord Callanan (Con)
I have set out that, where it continues for operational reasons, we want to reduce it as much as possible, and we are committed to the World Bank initiative to eliminate it completely by 2030.