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Scotland’s Sturgeon Asks Johnson to Rethink Oil, Gas Permits
- First minister says Cambo development should be reconsidered
- North Sea neighbor Denmark decided to halt licensing last year
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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called on the U.K. government to reconsider oil and gas licenses, just days after a United Nations panel warned of dire consequences for the planet without drastic steps to slash emissions.
Writing to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Sturgeon said: “We are both well aware of the importance of oil and gas over many decades -- not least in terms of jobs -- to the Scottish and U.K. economies.” However, “the answer to these challenges -- given the urgency of the climate emergency -- cannot be business as usual.”