Member

We know that the North Sea is a maturing basin. Oil and gas production has seen a natural decline of 72% between 1999 and 2023, and as a result, the industry has lost around a third of its direct workforce over the past decade. The truth is that sprinting to clean energy is the only way to deliver energy security and good, long-term jobs for the workforce and for communities. At the same time, we know that we need to listen to the science on what is required to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees. A science-aligned approach to future oil and gas production is the only way to deliver climate security for future generations, so we owe it to the North Sea’s workers and communities—who have done so much for our country—to come up with a proper plan for the future. That is what this Government are doing.