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UK Oil and Gas Industry Has to Adhere to 2030 Emissions Target

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The current times are critical for the UK oil and gas industry. The emphasis is on enhancing the ability to meet the 2030 emissions target. 

The North Sea regulator has cautioned the UK oil and gas businesses that they must do more to fulfill an official objective. The objective is all about reducing the emissions to half from the extraction of fossil fuels toward the end of the decade.

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) said that it will provide ideas to encourage fossil fuel corporations to concentrate more on their climate commitments.

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Without significant efforts, the targets would remain unachievable or unrealistic. 

As part of an agreement made with the government in 2021 to ensure billions of pounds in state aid for the industry, the companies pledged to reduce the emissions produced during the extraction of oil and gas

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“Significant progress has been made, but there is more work to be done, and the NSTA estimates that without further initiatives, the 2030 emissions reduction target agreed between government and industry as part of the North Sea transition deal may be missed,” says the regulator.

“Through our landmark, North Sea transition deal agreed between the UK government and industry. We are backing the decarbonisation of the oil and gas sector while supporting tens of thousands of jobs across Scotland and the wider UK’, says a government spokesperson. 

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