Hooked on Hydrocarbons: The UK’s Risky Addiction to North Sea Oil and Gas

A report by Global Energy Monitor arguing that new oil and gas developments in the UK North Sea are incompatible with the UK's carbon budgets and global climate goals, specifically the 1.5°C warming limit.

• New oil and gas development in the North Sea could generate up to 984 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent, potentially causing the United Kingdom to exceed its 2023-2037 carbon budget by a factor of two. The 20 largest fields awaiting financial investment decisions or development consent in the next three years alone could produce nearly 920 MtCo2.
• The development of 21 of the largest undeveloped fields in the North Sea is deemed incompatible with global and UK climate goals. Current production decline rates in the region already exceed the UK's fair share pathway, and new fields could result in more than three times the extraction of oil and gas compared to reserves already in development.
• The UK government's Climate Compatibility Checkpoint system is described as being 'built to fail' because it does not account for all climate risks associated with North Sea development. Additionally, these fields are not expected to lower energy prices for UK consumers during the current European energy crisis or in the long term.

APA

Fralikhina, S. Z. H. (2022). Hooked on Hydrocarbons: The UK’s Risky Addiction to North Sea Oil and Gas. Global Energy Monitor. https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/hooked-hydrocarbons-uks-risky-addiction-north-sea-oil-and-gas

Chicago

Fralikhina, Scott Zimmerman, Hanna. Hooked on Hydrocarbons: The UK’s Risky Addiction to North Sea Oil and Gas. Global Energy Monitor, 2022. https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/hooked-hydrocarbons-uks-risky-addiction-north-sea-oil-and-gas.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fralikhina2022hooked, author = {Fralikhina, Scott Zimmerman, Hanna}, title = {{Hooked on Hydrocarbons: The UK’s Risky Addiction to North Sea Oil and Gas}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/hooked-hydrocarbons-uks-risky-addiction-north-sea-oil-and-gas}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }