From trade unions to a bishop, activists are uniting to keep the UK government to its North Sea climate commitments
Environmental campaigners from Just Stop Oil protesting in Edinburgh in June to demand the UK government reverses its decision to approve North Sea drilling.Environmental campaigners from Just Stop Oil protesting in Edinburgh in June to demand the UK government reverses its decision to approve North Sea drilling.hen the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, tweeted on the eve of the long jubilee weekend that the government was g, ministers probably hoped the news would slip out without much fuss.
Lauren MacDonald, 21, one of the leading figures in the campaign, said that when the announcement was made, an entire network of campaign groups sprang into action. “If you look at the range of voices and organisations, thinktanks and others that are involved, it is a real testament to the strength of this movement and the determination of those involved,” she said., the forerunner of the current campaign, claimed a major scalp when Shell pulled out of the controversial Cambo oilfield off Shetland. At the time it was seen by some as a likely “death blow” for further oil and gas expansion off the UK coast.
Khan said that more and more people were realising the arguments of the fossil fuel companies and the UK government did not stack up. “The industry appears to be on the front foot at the moment compared to last year because of this major geopolitical development but, actually, I think they’re more vulnerable than ever because people are waking up.”
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