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Sea Change: Climate emergency, jobs and Managing the Phase-out of UK Oil & Gas Extraction

15 May 2019 jane


This report reveals why UK must stop drilling new oil and gas fields in the North Sea in order to meet Paris climate commitments – and how the transition away from fossil fuels can create decent jobs and revive UK industry. 

Published by Platform, Oil Change International, and Friends of the Earth Scotland. Supported by Common Weal, Greener Jobs Alliance, and Global Witness.

Read the full report (pdf).

The authors call on the UK and Scottish governments to work with affected communities and trade unions on a Just Transition plan to create new decent jobs in clean industries, alongside a managed phase-out of oil and gas extraction.

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