‘Tragedy of the commons’: The problem with ‘low carbon’ oil and gas claims

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    ‘Tragedy of the commons’: The problem with ‘low carbon’ oil and gas claims

    Cecilia Keating

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    An offshore oil rig | Credit: iStock

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    An offshore oil rig | Credit: iStock

    The oil and gas industry has claimed a 24 per cent reduction in emissions from the North Sea basin since 2018 justifies its expansion – BusinessGreen unpacks the argument

    Last week, the UK’s oil and gas industry hailed a decline in production emissions from the North Sea basin, arguing the 24 per cent cut recorded since 2018 was evidence companies were taking “big strides…

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