Spot on from Tessa Khan 👇

'Climate change is not some abstract issue. Whether or not we address climate change goes to the heart of whether or not we have a functioning economy and whether or not people can live the lives that they deserve'
- Tessa Khan exec director & founder of
Uplift

Ithaca's potential combination with Eni's UK assets shows how oil and gas players are having to consolidate as supplies dwindle in the North Sea amid windfall taxes and policy uncertainty. POLITICOEurope

Loved speaking to Amy Mount about oil and gas transition in the UK on her brilliant new podcast--and delighted to be her second guest!
Highly recommend hitting subscribe and catching up on the previous episode with Rachel Wolf as well.

Awesome to talk with Tessa Khan about the murky world of #oil & #gas lobbying, debunking arguments about energy costs & security - and a more hopeful vision for the North Sea

Thanks Rachel Wolf for inaugurating the Political Heat podcast with me! 🎉

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Such a pleasure to speak at Financial Times Live Climate Capital on the part litigation can play in tackling the climate crisis, alongside the wonderful Tessa Khan, Mike Burger and Melissa K. Sims, chaired by Kenza Bryan.

Our new report: Crude Intentions II compares the remuneration policies of 25 of the largest listed #oil and #gas companies & finds that all but one – Occidental Petroleum – still incentivise #FossilFuel production growth, despite looming demand peaks carbontracker.org/reports/crude-…

Despite the price cap fall #EnergyBills remain high and 6 million UK households will still be in #FuelPoverty . See our figures in today's The Independent. Holly Megan Evans independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

And because fossil fuels aren’t just used to fuel our homes, but to produce and transport most of our goods and services, they push all our prices up.

At its peak, 75% of UK inflation could be explained by the spike in energy prices ⬇️

Blown away by the students, teachers and mission of Glebe Farm School. Their commitment to sustainability, social responsibility and integrity are so inspiring, & the students gave me the best advice about how to keep going when things feel tough. Can't wait to visit again!

NEW: For every pound Shell invested in renewables in 2023, the energy giant invested £4.68 in fossil fuels and paid out £8.87 to its shareholders.

The for-profit energy giant cannot save us.

A very valuable piece by Tessa Khan

'If Norway can do it, then so can we. Case by case, field by field, the legitimacy and legality of continuing to drill for oil and gas during the climate crisis is being successfully challenged'. Great piece by Tessa Khan in the The Guardian @suspol
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A court in Norway, a major oil & gas producer, just invalidated multiple drilling permits on the grounds that climate impacts weren't fully considered. The same assessment process is at the heart of multiple cases in front of UK courts.
My thoughts here:
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…