North Sea Oil and Gas Debate
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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North Sea Oil and Gas
Baroness Chapman of Darlington Excerpts(2 years, 9 months ago)
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)
My Lords, the energy price crisis is a fossil fuel crisis. This means we must go further and faster on zero-carbon energy, energy efficiency and clean energy storage. In their White Paper, the Government said that they would
“develop the existing checkpoints in our processes before proceeding with future licensing rounds.”
How is what the Government said yesterday consistent with that approach? Further, can the Minister explain whether he believes that any licensing decisions must be compatible with keeping warming to 1.5 degrees and how the Government will make that assessment?