Projects

The UK government is finally being forced to look at the massive harm that new North Sea oil and gas drilling is doing to our climate. While it consults on what this means, Uplift looks at the enormous opportunity the country now has to stop vast amounts of CO2 from being released into our atmosphere.

The long-term economic benefits of green transition are widely recognised by UK business sector.

As the Government launches its planned oil and gas consultations, it has an open opportunity to overhaul our flawed tax system and to deliver on its Green Prosperity Plan and ensure a just transition away from fossil fuels. Following the new government’s first budget, we zoom out to take a broader look at the debates about the future of North Sea taxation – and why Labour should go beyond tweaks to the windfall tax.