Government promises ‘stringent’ CO2 tests as it unveils new UK oil and gas licensing bill

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    Government promises ‘stringent’ CO2 tests as it unveils new UK oil and gas licensing bill

    The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Bacton Oil & Gas Terminal in Norfolk this week | Credit: Simon Walker / Downing Street

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    The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Bacton Oil & Gas Terminal in Norfolk this week | Credit: Simon Walker / Downing Street

    The government has officially introduced controversial legislation to Parliament that would require new North Sea oil and gas drilling licenses to be handed out on an annual basis, while stressing that…