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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Oil and gas ‘not the problem’ for climate, says UK’s net zero minister

Emissions below from a steel plant in Scunthorpe.
Minister tells MPs ‘there is nothing fundamentally wrong with oil and gas’ Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images

Oil and gas are “not the problem” for the climate, but the carbon emissions arising from them are, the UK’s net zero minister has told MPs.

In words that suggested the UK could place yet more emphasis on technologies to capture and store carbon, Graham Stuart said fossil fuel production was not driving climate change, but demand for fossil fuels was.

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