• lntl@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    There is broad support for North Sea drilling in Scotland. With the recent rise in oil prices, sentiment has indeed shifted towards even greater support for the industry.

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      With increases in prices then surely there would be increased support for improving energy efficiency? Which you get with heat pumps and insulation.

      My total energy bill is like £85/month with a heat pump and likely to drop soon from increasing efficiencies in my house like new internal doors. Its not even a new build, pre-war.

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        By sustainably recovering North Sea oil and gas, Scotland can avoid expensive retrofits with lower fuel pricing.

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          You will still be paying the market rate for fuels, it doesn’t make a difference where they come from. Also, “sustainably recovering”? That doesn’t exist.

          Drilling for oil is also expensive and leaves you with nothing again the moment you have burnt it.

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            Drilling for oil is also expensive and leaves you with nothing again the moment you have burnt it.

            Yes, but more importantly (imho, and ignoring, y’know, fucking up the environment): every drop of oil produced just delays the transition to renewables, and the longer it’s left the more painful it will be.

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            By leveraging green, clean, and sustainable oil and gas recovery technologies Scotland can create local jobs, lower fuel prices, keep warm in the colder months, and cool in the warmer ones.