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Greenpeace, FoE warn Burnham government of 402m-tonne climate cost from four key policies

Campaigners urge PM to weigh cumulative emissions impact of Rosebank drilling, Heathrow expansion, EV targets and heat pump cuts together rather than in isolation.

newest coverage 12d agosummary written 14d ago7 pieces379 likes & upvotes11 comments MastodonNewswiresBluesky

What to know

  • Greenpeace and FoE warn that four pending government decisions—Rosebank drilling approval, Heathrow expansion, weakened EV targets, and heat pump grant cuts—would collectively add 402 million tonnes of CO2 over 25 years if all approved.
  • Campaigners argue these decisions are being made in isolation by different departments but should be evaluated for cumulative climate impact to prevent undermining net-zero commitments.
  • The government approved the Jackdaw gasfield last week and faces budget decisions this week on transport, aviation, and heating policy that will shape its climate legacy.
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Government risks climate disaster by approving multiple high-emissions projects without weighing their cumulative impact.

  • “I've been hoping that the stick Labour gets for approving Jackdaw – which already has a licence and can readily supply gas we'd import otherwise – will mean Rosebank doesn't get the go-ahead.”

    jmeosbn@mas.to · Mastodon ↗

“Decisions about Rosebank, Heathrow expansion, electric vehicle targets or heat pump funding should not be rushed through or made in isolation – ministers need to be far-sighted and keep track of their cumulative impact on our climate. The carbon bill may take a while to turn up, but there's hell to pay when it does.”

Doug Parr, Chief scientist at Greenpeace · The Guardian ↗ · Oct 26

Andy BurnhamAndy Burnham Prime MinisterDoug Parr Chief scientist at GreenpeaceGreenpeace and Friends of the Earth Environmental campaign organisationsJohn HealeyJohn Healey Chancellor

Greenpeace, FoE warn Burnham government of 402m-tonne climate cost from four key policies
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    Climate scientist signals alarm at scale of emissions from combined policy decisions

    A climate scientist on Bluesky amplifies the campaigners' warning, emphasizing the half-billion-tonne scale while noting the UK is already experiencing intensifying weather disasters.

    “The wrong decisions on Rosebank, Heathrow expansion, heat pumps and EV targets would result in getting on for half a billion extra tonnes of CO2 being added to the atmosphere. Truly insane as drought, wildfire, storm and flood continue to hammer the UK…”
    — profbillmcguire.bsky.social
    • profbillmcguire.bsky.social

      The wrong decisions on Rosebank, Heathrow expansion, heat pumps and EV targets would result in getting on for half a billion extra tonnes of CO2 being added to the atmosphere Truly insane as drought, wildfire, storm and flood continue to hammer the UK

      profbillmcguire.bsky.socialBluesky15d ago184▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Greenpeace and FoE send letter to Burnham on cumulative climate cost of four policies

    Environmental campaigners write to the Prime Minister warning that combined approval of Rosebank drilling, Heathrow expansion, EV target rollbacks, and heat pump grant cuts would result in 402 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over 25 years—equivalent to 106 coal plants running for a year.

    “The Burnham government is facing a series of big decisions over the next few months that could define its legacy on climate. This administration seems to get the urgency of cutting the emissions causing deadly heatwaves and droughts, but there's a real risk they could still sleepwalk into reversing the strong progress the UK has made so far.”
    — Doug Parr, chief scientist at Greenpeace
    1. 1 outlet Burnham in danger of sleepwalking into climate disaster, say campaigners

      first by Guardian Environment, 15d ago

    • dougparr.bsky.social

      Climate emissions resulting from approving drilling at Rosebank, expanding Heathrow airport, watering down UK’s EV targets, cutting heat pump grants would be 402m tonnes of CO2 over the next 25 years Greater than the annual emissions of 106 coal plants

      dougparr.bsky.socialBluesky15d ago184▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • jmeosbn@mas.to

      I’ve been hoping that the stick Labour gets for approving Jackdaw – which already has a licence and can readily supply gas we’d import otherwise – will mean Rosebank doesn’t get the go-ahead. — ‘Doug Parr, chief scientist at Greenpeace, said: “The Burnham government is facing a series of big decisions over the next few months that could define its…

      jmeosbn@mas.toMastodon15d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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