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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent

New North Sea oil and gas licences ‘incompatible with UK climate goals’

A North Sea platform arriving for recycling after 40 years in service
A North Sea platform arriving for recycling after 40 years in service. Firms want to develop new oil and gas fields as existing wells are depleted. Photograph: Peter Jordan_NE/Alamy

New oil and gas licences for the North Sea are incompatible with the UK’s international climate commitments and the Paris climate agreement, analysts have said.

The government is considering licences for new oil and gas fields in the North Sea, under pressure from backbench MPs and media commentators, who claim new fossil fuel development is needed to reduce energy bills.

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