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. It has 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 keep the Fossil Fuel Industry in business. 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. But what is important is that we get the oil and gas in the best possible way, and that means ge
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.
Energy and Climate Change are 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 keep the Fossil Fuel Industry in business. 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. But what is important is that we get the oil and gas in the best possible way, and that means getting it from here at home. The conservatives have been keen to
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through this evening and tonight. rain for northern ireland, parts of scotland and pushing south eastwards across england and wales and some snow developing over the high ground in scotland and with that, the risk of some ice. it will be quite a chilly night in the far north of scotland but further south, and extremely mild one, ten or 11 in southern parts of england and wales. tomorrow, band of patchy rain and cloud across the south were clear. another band of cloud and patchy rain across northern ireland and northern england. but in between and up northern england. but in between and up towards the north we will see some good spells of sunshine. it will be another mild day, 15 degrees at norwich. a little more chilly in the northern parts of scotland. so still some patchy rain in southern scotland, may be north east england as we go through saturday evening. essentially, saturday night with this ridge of high pressure is a window of mainly fine weather. but then there is an