British support for oil and gas in the Arctic inconsistent with …

By Susanna Twidale

LONDON, Nov. 29 (Reuters) – Britain's support for Arctic oil and gas exploration is inconsistent with its international commitments on climate change Thursday, a report by a group of legislators representing several parties, said Thursday.

The Paris International Agreement aims to end the era of fossil fuels during the second half of the century with a view to curbing the rise in temperatures which, if they do not occur, are likely to increase. were not controlled, should result in potentially lethal heat and rising sea levels. [19659002] Britain should stop encouraging British companies to explore oil and gas opportunities in the Arctic and call on other countries to adopt a similar approach, said the report of the Environmental Audit Committee.

"The government should begin by recognizing the incompatibility of its support for oil and gas development with its commitments to climate change," said Mary Creagh, Chair of the Audit Committee of the environment in a statement released with the group report. [19659002] The report indicates that the multi-year Arctic sea ice is at its lowest level since records began and that the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2050.

The report requests the Government to provide Increased funding in the Arctic for research and goal setting to protect Arctic biodiversity as well as a timetable to reduce the country's plastic pollution.

He also said that the government should put pressure on the International Maritime Organization for it to ban as much as possible the polluting pollutant fuels and designate the Arctic.

Many oil and gas companies such as Equinor and ENI operate in the Arctic, while US President Donald Trump has called for new oil and gas licenses to be available in the region.

and the Commonwealth Office (FCO), which represents Great Britain at the Arctic Council, said in April that despite decarbonization measures, the world would continue to depend on oil and gas for decades to come up.

"Suppl To meet this demand, it will be necessary to explore new potential resources, the Arctic and its important hydrocarbon reserves may play a major role," says the FCO report.

(Report by Susanna Twidale, edited by Louise Heavens)

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