Environmentalists are suing the UK government over 31 oil and gas exploration licenses granted earlier this year, arguing that the impact on marine life was not adequately considered.
An ocean conservation entity is suing the UK state for 31 oil and gas exploration licenses issued by the previous government earlier this year. Oceana UK claims the issuing authorities had failed to consider the effects of exploration on marine life, Reuters reported. The entity is part of a group called the Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling, which wrote to the current Energy Secretary Ed Miliband asking him to concede the lawsuit.
The licenses were expected to add an estimated 600 million barrels of oil equivalent to 2060, or 545 million barrels of oil equivalent by 2050. Interestingly, some of the awarded in May were in areas previously earmarked for offshore wind power licenses. “Following discussions with our partners in The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland, we have introduced a new clause for overlapping oil and gas licences and wind leases for the first time,” NSTA said.
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