Researcher in #SustainableCircularity at Leeds University. May rant about #DoughnutEconomics #CircularEconomy #CircularWind #RenewableEnergy #JustTransitions.
Aug 13, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
A few more things about the #MERUK and Oil and Gas Authority Strategy, before the oil and gas bots get onto it... I compared these word for word, and at the face of it there are a few differences. /I
The strategy's "central obligation" remains that "Relevant persons must, in the exercise of their relevant activities, take the steps necessary to: a) secure that the maximum value of economically recoverable petroleum is recovered from the strata beneath relevant UK waters" /II;
Aug 13, 2021 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
Extremely happy to see UK government tax mechanisms to cover #decommissioning costs being raised in @SkyNews Daily Climate Show. But as usual, somehow only half the story came out, so here is the other half for context! 🧵1/9
It is UK government policy to extract all remaining oil and gas from below the North Sea. This strategy used to be called “Maximising Economic Recovery of UK petroleum” published by @beisgovuk and delivered by Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) UK. 🧵2/9 gov.uk/government/pub…
