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| North Sea oil and gas exploration good for the environment - minister | North Sea oil and gas exploration good for the environment - minister |
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| More than 100 licences could be issued to explore for oil and gas off the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast | More than 100 licences could be issued to explore for oil and gas off the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast |
| More than 100 licences could be issued to explore for oil and gas off the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast | |
| Plans to allow oil and gas exploration in the North Sea will be "good for the environment", the UK's climate minister has said. | Plans to allow oil and gas exploration in the North Sea will be "good for the environment", the UK's climate minister has said. |
| Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, said the move was "entirely compatible" with climate targets. | Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, said the move was "entirely compatible" with climate targets. |
| More than 100 licences could be issued for the coast off Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. | More than 100 licences could be issued for the coast off Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. |
| The Green Party said that global warming targets would only be met "if we leave fossil fuels in the ground". | The Green Party said that global warming targets would only be met "if we leave fossil fuels in the ground". |
| Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Stuart said: "Actually it's good for the environment, because when we burn our own gas it's got lower emissions around its production than foreign gas... as well as supporting British jobs. | Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Stuart said: "Actually it's good for the environment, because when we burn our own gas it's got lower emissions around its production than foreign gas... as well as supporting British jobs. |
| "So you really can be assured that it's actually - I know it sounds contradictory - but it's actually good for the environment that we are going to produce more of our gas and oil at home." | "So you really can be assured that it's actually - I know it sounds contradictory - but it's actually good for the environment that we are going to produce more of our gas and oil at home." |
| Licences are being made available for sectors of the North Sea - known as blocks - with the government-owned North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) estimating more than 100 may be granted. | Licences are being made available for sectors of the North Sea - known as blocks - with the government-owned North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) estimating more than 100 may be granted. |
| A total of 898 blocks and part-blocks are being made available. | A total of 898 blocks and part-blocks are being made available. |
| However, the NSTA said it had identified four "priority cluster areas" in the southern North Sea which are known to contain hydrocarbons and were close to existing infrastructure, giving them the potential to be developed quickly. | However, the NSTA said it had identified four "priority cluster areas" in the southern North Sea which are known to contain hydrocarbons and were close to existing infrastructure, giving them the potential to be developed quickly. |
| Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: "The Government's claim that burning ever more fossil fuels from the North Sea will help the UK meet its international obligations to become net-zero by 2050 has no connection to reality - we truly have stepped through the looking glass." | Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: "The Government's claim that burning ever more fossil fuels from the North Sea will help the UK meet its international obligations to become net-zero by 2050 has no connection to reality - we truly have stepped through the looking glass." |
| The Green Party also said any new production, even if fast-tracked, would not be available for years and so would not help to address the current crisis. | The Green Party also said any new production, even if fast-tracked, would not be available for years and so would not help to address the current crisis. |
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