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North Sea Oil: Carbon Emissions

Commons · Question 25957 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 30 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Rosebank oil field development on the UK's net zero obligations.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 30 Jan 2025

I refer the Hon Member to the regulatory decision documents on the environmental effects of the Rosebank project published in September 2023. Those regulatory decisions are currently subject to two Judicial Reviews. In August 2024, the Government announce...