Nicola Sturgeon challenged on Cambo North Sea oil field
Many are hopeful the upcoming COP26 climate summit, which is being held in Glasgow at the end of October, could be a catalyst for real change in the world's fight against the climate emergency. But recent developments regarding plans for an oil field in the North Sea are attracting significant backlash.
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This month a shocking landmark report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claimed global warming will continue into at least the middle of this century.
However, the report warned that failure to take action to limit CO2 emissions now would mean the target set by governments of remaining below 1.5C of warming will be missed.
The UK Government is facing increasing pressure not to approve the plans for the Cambo oil field, which will contribute to millions of tonnes of CO2 being released.
Opponents of the new oil field claim any approval of the Cambo oil field will be in direct conflict with the Government's bold plans to be a climate leader.
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Following the publication of the IPCC report on Monday, the Prime Minister tweeted: "The IPCC report couldn’t be clearer: humans are causing potentially catastrophic climate change.
"The world must act together at COP26 to avoid incalculable damage in the future."
The Cambo oil field is located in the North Sea, northwest of the Shetland Islands in Scotland.
The oil field is co-owned by Shell and Siccar Point Energy, with the site believed to contain more than 800 million barrels of oil.
It is understood up to 132 million tonnes of carbon could be released if the field is given the green light.