Thread by @xr_cambridge

Yesterday, we joined the #StopJackdaw week of action by raising local awareness at a Shell petrol station. We also visited @Cambridge_Uni's Department of Chemistry, who help Shell to research oil and gas extraction

cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge…

Shell's Jackdaw gas field (in the North Sea) is the largest to be approved by the UK Government since the IEA reported that new fossil fuel projects are incompatible with liveable climate limits.

Jackdaw is too small to impact global gas prices, so it won't lower our energy bills, but it will create more pollution than Ghana's entire annual emissions. And it's being made possible by research at @Cambridge_Uni.

In 2019 and 2021, scientists from @ChemCambridge partnered with Shell Global Research Centre to publish studies investigating how to reduce seawater corrosion of offshore oil and gas infrastructure.

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Planet-killing projects like Jackdaw depend on the complicity of scientists and academic institutions. @ChemCambridge must end all research into fossil fuel extraction and cut financial ties with fossil fuel companies.

The UK government must stop approving new oil and gas projects, including Jackdaw, and begin a rapid transition to renewable energy, insulating millions of leaky homes, and investing in secure green jobs for current oil and gas workers. #StopJackdaw

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