Philip Evans
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Monmouth |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | July 22,1679 |
| Died | Cardiff |
| United Kingdom | |
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| ID | 2216411 |
Philip Evans Life story
Greenpeace protesters climb roof of Rishi Sunak's North Yorkshire home
... One of the protesters, Philip Evans, told the BBC: " We re here to bring home to the prime minister the really serious consequences of a new drilling frenzy in the North Sea...
Keir Starmer pledges to end North Sea exploration and let areas profit from clean power
... But Philip Evans, of Greenpeace UK, said the idea that the plans would " lead to an overnight shutdown of the industry" was nonsense...
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... Prosecutor Philip Evans KC said the " carefully planned and executed robbery" which was captured on CCTV and played to jurors, was " over in seconds"...
UK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences
... " This government s energy policy benefits fossil fuel companies and no-one else, " said Philip Evans, energy transition campaigner for Greenpeace UK...
UK defies climate warnings with new oil and gas licences
By Jonah FisherBBC Environment Correspondent
The UK has opened a new licensing round for companies to explore for oil and gas in the North Sea .
Nearly 900 blocks are being offered for exploration, with as many as 100 licences set to be awarded.
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg says the new exploration will boost energy security and support skilled jobs.
But the decision is at odds with international climate scientists who say fossil fuel projects should be closed down, not expanded.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global body for climate science and The International Energy Agency (IEA) both say that there can be no new fossil fuel projects if there is to be any chance of keeping global temperature rises under 1. 5C.
Supporters of new exploration insist it is compatible with the government's legal commitment to reach net zero Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050. They say the North Sea fossil fuel will replace imported fuel and so have a lower carbon footprint in production and transportation.
" Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine means it is now more important than ever that we make The Most of sovereign energy resources, " Mr Rees-Mogg said in a statement.
The licensing process will be fast-tracked in parts of the North Sea that are near existing infrastructure and so have the potential to be developed quickly, according to the North Sea Transition Authority. It says the average time between discovery and first production is close to five years but that gap is shrinking.
Both campaigners and the oil industry agree that the reserves won't be large enough to have a significant impact on the prices consumers pay for energy in the UK.
" This government's energy policy benefits fossil fuel companies and no-one else, " said Philip Evans , energy transition campaigner for Greenpeace UK.
" New oil and gas licences won't lower energy bills for struggling families this winter or any winter soon nor provide energy security in The Medium term. "
North Sea oil and gas production peaked about 20 years ago and since then the UK has gone from producing more oil and gas than it needs, to importing it from other countries.
Offshore Energies UK, which represents the oil and gas industry say there could be as much as 15 billion barrels of oil left in the North Sea . It says that new fields will be less polluting than their predecessors and in a statement said they would be an environmental " bonus".
The decision to launch a licensing round follows the publication of the government's " " which " aims to ensure" the new exploration aligns with the UK's climate objectives.
The checkpoint criteria cover emissions from oil and gas production and how those emissions compare internationally but take no account of the carbon dioxide emitted when the oil and gas are burnt.
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Source of news: bbc.com
