First, heres our Political Correspondent ione wells reports. July saw the world heating up. Now, political debates around energy and Climate Change also hotting up, too. The government has said it will back hundreds of new licences for oil and Gas Production sites like this in the north sea. Its also confirmed it will support two new Carbon Capture and storage projects in northeast scotland and the humber. These would capture Carbon Dioxide where fossil fuels are burned and pipe it under the sea to store it. Climate campaigners fear it is a tactic to give the Fossil Fuel Industry in business. To keep the Fossil Fuel Industry. The Prime Minister, on a visit to aberdeenshire, argued todays announcements would help the uk reach its Net Zero Target by 2050 while still backing new oil and gas. Even in 2050, when we are at net zero, it is forecast that around a quarter of our energy needs will still come from oil and gas. Thats why technologies like Carbon Capture and storage are important.
possibly aviation, even farming. so emissions continuing actually passed 2050 and beyond. so we need carbon capture to reduce emissions to zero in those sectors, or close to zero. and actually to remove previous gas emissions from the atmosphere and store those away too. we also need that carbon capture technology. some environmentalists and climate scientists say that carbon capture and storage is a dangerous distraction, but could give polluters a licence to carry on polluting. in the cash that the government is announcing is to try and kick start announcing is to try and kick start a new industry. it will be many years before it will be capable of trapping the millions of tonnes of c02 these new oil and gas fields will produce. and there s another issue the uk s ability to lead on climate. why would other countries listen if the uk urges them to scale down oil and gas production when it is chasing down its last reserves of oil and gas? we can go live to westminster to talk to the
and teachers in england, from the national education union, vote to accept a 6.5% pay rise and call off their strikes. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. production of oil and gas in the north sea is to be expanded. the uk government is offering hundreds of new licences for drilling. the prime minister says it will boost britain s energy independence. but environmental campaigners say more drilling for fossil fuels flies in the face of the science around climate change. the government has also announced £20 billion worth of backing for two new carbon capture projects. more on that in a moment from our climate editor
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the oil and gas in the best possible way, and that means getting it from here at home. the conservatives have been keen to draw a dividing line with the labour party. labour say it wouldn t back a new oil and gas licences, arguing they would be bad for the climate, not cut bills or create long term jobs, and would instead focus on investing in renewable alternatives. quite frankly, i am astonished that rishi sunak is doubling down on his failing and weak policy on climate action. businesses and individuals and families have suffered 13 years of failing tory energy policy. that has left us the worst hit of any western european country during this energy crisis. the snp said it is important to keep the oil and gas workforce in scotland employed but have called for a just transition towards greenerjobs. this is a nuanced discussion, it needs a grown up approach, not the drill, baby, drill approach the westminster government is taking at this point in time, which ignores the reality of ene