UK Oil Regulator Has ‘No Duty’ to Consider North Sea Tax Breaks or Indirect Emissions, Court Rules

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By Adam BarnettJan 18, 2022, 12:39 pm179 pts
The UK government is not legally required to consider tax breaks to oil and gas companies or emissions from burning fossil fuels when regulating the North Sea sector, a court has ruled today, rejecting a complaint by climate campaigners. At a judicial review hearing in December at the Royal Courts of Justice…

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