Nicola Sturgeon and Greens slam Tories after Rosebank oil field gets go ahead

Rosebank, which is 80 miles west of Shetland, has been approved by UK regulators amid a storm of protest from eco campaigners.

Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish Greens and climate campaigners have accused the Tories of "wrecking our future" after the controversial Rosebank oil field got the go-ahead.

It comes after Tory Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week swung the axe on key UK net zero targets, delaying and watering down policies to phase out petrol cars and gas boilers. Scottish Greens co-leader and government minister Patrick Harvie blasted: "After abandoning wider climate policy last week, once again the UK Government is wrecking our future.

Friends of the Earth Scotland’s oil and gas campaigner Freya Aitchison said: “The disgraceful decision to give Rosebank the green light shows the extent of the UK Government’s climate denial. Fossil fuels are driving both climate breakdown and the cost of living crisis yet the UK Government is slamming its foot down on the accelerator.”

Scottish politics Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said: "Hidden in the small print of the deal is that this project can only go ahead thanks to a massive tax break the Government is giving to international oil and gas giant Equinor.

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