More than 100 applications are made for oil and gas exploration licences in the North Sea.
The North Sea Transition Authority , which regulates the sector, said a total of 115 bids have been received from 76 companies, covering 258 "blocks" of the sea.
Several different consents are needed after licences are granted but before production can begin - including ensuring it is in line with climate commitments.Environmentalists argue new fossil fuel projects such as oil fields are incompatible with climate change action "We will now be working hard to analyse the applications with a view to awarding the first licences from the second quarter of 2023."The decision to increase oil and gas exploration is at odds with international climate scientists who say fossil fuel projects should be closed down, not expanded, if there is to be a chance of keeping global temperature rises under 1.5C.
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