Rosebank's developer will receive an effective taxpayer subsidy worth **£3.75bn** through tax breaks and the loophole in the government’s windfall tax.
But most of the oil will be exported so Rosebank will do NOTHING to lower our energy bills.
It's a national scandal.
July was hottest month ever for human civilisation because of burning fossil fuels.
Every new oil & gas license makes it harder for world to reach net-zero emissions & so stop global warming.
Every delay in stopping global warming means worse climate impacts & more suffering.
Rishi Sunak's disasterous climate plans:
- Dumping £11.6bn pledge to help vulnerable countries cope with climate impacts caused by burning oil & gas.
- Introducing £11.4bn tax break to oil giants to extract more oil & gas.
His priorities are clear.
https://t.co/v1AHlCk4CS
🤯 Last night Labour Lords CHOSE to side with the Conservatives and allow an unprecedented attack on democracy and peaceful protest
🚨 Labour and the Conservatives are two sides of the same coin when it comes to our civil liberties and democracy.
This is the most important power story in journalism right now. The world is not burning, it is *being set on fire*.
The most powerful companies in the world are putting profit over people.
The biggest undeveloped oilfield in the UK is being pushed for right now as the world burns and climate scientists plead that we must stop any new oil, coal or gas to keep our planet liveable for the next generation.
#STOPROSEBANK NOW.
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The Rosebank oilfield will destroy marine wildlife and habitats, whilst blowing through UK climate targets. It will:
1️⃣ Threaten vulnerable marine life. An oil spill could risk serious impact to at least 16 Marine Protected Areas, causing irreparable damage to our seas. 🐋
#UK: UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk urges govt to reverse ‘deeply troubling’ Public Order Bill.
"This law is wholly unnecessary as UK police already have the powers to act against violent and disruptive demonstrations". https://t.co/00sKEyXNkH
Psst. Right now the UK Government are trying to extinguish the right to asylum and remove the rights of some of the most vulnerable people in society.
So, here’s a few things they don't want you to be reminded of…
Britain is becoming a police state by stealth. The draconian & deeply undemocratic #PublicOrderBill just cleared the Commons - 283 in favour, 234 against. Ironically, can only hope the unelected Lords will stand up against this dangerous & populist Govt and vote it down.
How many of you know what Cruella Braverman's Public Order Bill contains?
It's frankly unbelievable: legislation you might expect in Russia, Iran or Egypt. Here's a summary from my column today:
Just so we're clear: Sunak, Javid and all the other Tory MPs abandoning Boris Johnson aren't acting from "principle" or "honour".
They've known what he's like from the beginning.
They're abandoning him because they now think his leadership threatens their interests. That's it.
Exclusive: Government officials held a secret meeting with 10 “ex-gay” and “former LGBT” leaders of an organisation that provides conversion therapy.
Current proposals to “end conversion therapy” would allow the group to continue operating…
https://t.co/AnuDlhseph
It must be nice that Piers Morgan gets to leave a situation when he feels uncomfortable but criticizes a black woman when she does the same. Qwhite interesting.