New UK gas and oil projects are a ‘no-brainer’, says EDF boss
Source: The Guardian ·
Developing North Sea fields does not contradict net zero goals, according to Simone RossiNew oil and gas projects are a “no-brainer” that pose “no contradiction” to the net zero agenda, according to the head of EDF Energy.Simone Rossi has joined a string of renewables leaders in making the case for more North Sea production as the government prepares to decide on two projects there. Continue…
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New oil and gas projects are a “no-brainer” that pose “no contradiction” to the net zero agenda, according to the head of EDF Energy. Simone Rossi has joined a string of renewables leaders in making the case for more North Sea production as the government prepares to decide on two projects there. He said ministers should give the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields the green light, while accelerating support for heat pumps and electric vehicles. “It will take decades to wean off from that dependency,” Rossi said in an interview with the BBC. “So while this is happening we should use the resources that we’ve got rather than importing them from afar. For me, it’s really a no-brainer. It is not in contradiction.” New North Sea developments would help to create jobs and increase government tax receipts that could be used to support households struggling to pay energy bills, according to Rossi. He said locally produced fossil fuels had lower emissions than imports because they do not need to…