💷 Billions have been wasted propping up the oil & gas industry in the UK. We're calling on the government to end fossil fuel subsidies NOW 📣 #PaidToPollute
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🌍 Protect the planet?
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📉 North Sea gas is running out, and the UK will soon be almost entirely reliant on imports.
Right now, just 14% of extractable gas remains, leaving us at the mercy of global energy markets, with prices that could rise sharply.
That’s why we urgently need a comprehensive Warm Homes Plan, to make sure pensioners and low-income households aren’t left behind.
💷 Fairer pricing
🏠 Help to improve heating and insulation
🛠️ Long-term solutions that protect people from volatile markets
No one should have to live in a cold, damp home.
#EndFuelPoverty
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BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
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🚨 BREAKING: Oil giant @IthacaEnergy made £1 billion in cash last year, whilst paying out £316 million in shareholder payments.
£281 million of those payments will flow to Ithaca's parent company Delek Group, which operates in Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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🚨 We're demanding major banks to cut ties with @ithacaenergy if they move ahead with Rosebank
Alongside 80 other orgs, we're warning banks against funding Ithaca if they want to avoid reputational, legal, and financial risks.
We will #StopRosebank.
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⚡️🔋 Our new report - The Greatest Generation - unpacks why public power can deliver net zero faster, fairer and cheaper.
Our 🧵 of 🧵s explains why public coordination of the transition is better on cost, coherence, and certainty than market primacy.
common-wealth.org/publicatio…
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BREAKING: Activist confronts Norwegian ambassador on state-owned oil giant @Equinor's climate wrecking and profiteering.
Today, they announced £29 billion in profits.
Norway wants to open the Rosebank oil field in the UK and get a £3 billion tax break for it. @laurensunfl0wer
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NEW: In 2023, BP invested 7 times as much in fossil fuels ($9.3bn) and distributed 10 times ($13.1 bn) as much to shareholders as it invested in “low carbon” ($1.3 bn).
Big Oil won’t deliver a just transition for people and planet.
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Too many politicians are becoming addicted to vaping... I mean, oil.
We need to stop that.
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Who owns the North Sea?
Explore our interactive map from @SophieFlinders_ to find out who profits from oil and gas extraction👇
common-wealth.org/publicatio…
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Within days of fossil fuels taking centre stage at COP28, Uplift & Greenpeace have today filed separate legal challenges against the UK government's disastrous decision to approve the Rosebank oil field.
🧵 on the many reasons Uplift think it's unlawful:
thetimes.co.uk/article/clima…
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#KingCharles has just given the opening address at #COP28 .
Less than a month ago, in a speech written by the UK government, King Charles confirmed @RishiSunak's plan to mandate for new oil and gas licenses.
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Today Rishi Sunak will try to greenwash his image at the global climate talks but @_wearepossible's Hirra Khan Adeogun @hirr4 exposes the truth. #COP28 #COP28UAE
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NEW: Legislation announced during King’s Speech to allow oil and gas companies to bid yearly to explore for more oil and gas in the North Sea.
New oil and gas WON'T lower bills or improve energy security, but will wreck the climate.
#KingsSpeech
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Who really benefits from hundreds more oil and gas licences? Us, or profiteering oil giants?
What the UK Government doesn't want you to know 👇
#KingsSpeech
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The UK gov today announced the award of 27 new oil & gas licences--part of the 100 licences it's been talking about awarding since late last year. Oil and gas licensing will also likely feature in the King's speech next week.
🧵on why this is bad politics rather than good policy
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Privatisation of the National Grid is failing, costing households more and slowing a secure energy transition.
Read our paper to explore the alternative solution 👇
common-wealth.org/publicatio…
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For more on our work on the National Grid, explore our report👇
common-wealth.org/publicatio…
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.@FT giving @Equinor free rein to do their self-promotion in their pages ahead of #Rosebank oilfield approval came with some damning consequences☠️
A true case study for banning #FossilAds now🚫
@FT when will you show true climate leadership and screen out big polluters?🧐
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Yesterday hundreds of people protested against Sunak's reckless decision to approve the Rosebank oil field.
Trashing net zero pledges and approving new oil will:
- Keep energy bills high
- Wreck the climate
- Harm our economy
The fightback is on!
@fossilfreeLDN @StopCambo