Tessa Khan, executive director of Uplift, said: “Climate change is already disrupting lives across the UK, and the costs of inaction will be enormous.
“From flooding and extreme heat to rising food prices and water shortages, these impacts will only worsen unless politicians tackle the root causes, a key one being our dependence on fossil fuels.
“But oil and gas are not only driving climate breakdown. The cost of living crisis – high energy bills, rising food prices and the cost of filling up the car – are all being made worse by soaring oil and gas prices. That’s why accelerating the transition to renewables is just common sense now.
“And yet some politicians still want to lock the UK into decades more oil and gas dependence, despite the fact every new drilling project deepens the climate crisis and does nothing to alleviate the many costs being borne by households. New developments like Rosebank are not compatible with safe climate limits.
“It’s beyond time we take climate risks seriously and stop fuelling the crisis with new oil and gas drilling.”
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