Offshore Industry: Climate Change

(asked on 19th November 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2018 to Question 186941 on Offshore Industry: Oil, and with reference to the October 2018 IPCC report recommendations on the reduction in emissions required by 2030, what his Department's definition is of the time frame medium term.


Answered by
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Claire Perry
This question was answered on 22nd November 2018

We need to ensure we have a balanced energy mix, so we have a reliable, clean and affordable energy system as we continue to move to a low carbon economy. There will be an ongoing role for some fossil fuels during this transition.

While there is a wide range of possible pathways to meet our emission reduction targets, we expect some fossil fuels to play an important ongoing role in the coming decades when combined with Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage.

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