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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · 12h

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · 12h

If you're at SNP Conference on Sunday, we've got a brilliant line up at our panel on how the SNP can help make a fair North Sea transition a reality, including the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy. Details 👇 - come along for a timely & vital discussion (& breakfast spread 🥐 !)

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 7d

Nick Robinson on Today this AM was completely wrong to suggest that pumping more oil & gas from the North Sea would lower bills, something even former Tory Energy Secretaries have accepted.

We’ve burned most of the gas and export the vast majority of the oil—and oil is basically what’s left…

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 15d

"This isn't a choice between more North Sea drilling or imports — that ship has sailed. It’s between more imports or ramping up renewables. The transition must be better planned...but as long as the spectre of more drilling hovers, governments will continue to delay."

My letter in today's FT:

Letter: UK choice — boost oil and gas imports or ramp up renewables

From Tessa Khan, Executive Director of Uplift

www.ft.com

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 27d

Dale Vince’s latest bright idea — giving even more subsidies to oil and gas giants and "optimising" production — is about as sensible as his plan to mass produce gas from grass.
Let's discuss!

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Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 29d

Somewhat sensationalist headline here obscures some really interesting research - which tallies with other available tracking data - on shifting attitudes to climate in the UK.

Below are a few quick thoughts on how to understand this, in my view 👇 t.co/gDqlQgQBHn

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Jul 23

Just over a week to go to apply for this exciting post in Uplift’s politics team to lead our political engagement in Scotland ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections 👇🏻🚨

Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨 Uplift is hiring a Senior Political Adviser (Scotland)! 🚨

📍 Edinburgh, Scotland
💼 Fixed-term, 1 year contract
💰 £49,503 - £54,093
🗓️ Apply by 11pm, Tuesday 30th July

👉 Find out more and apply: cdn.prod.website-files.com/65fb154b5e34...

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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland @sccscot.bsky.social · Jul 14

People from across Scotland will meet their MSPs at Holyrood on Thurs 18 Sept to call for urgent, fair climate action. This is a critical moment, with a new Climate Change Plan is coming, and an election next year. Will you join them? 💚

📝 Sign up: bit.ly/44TiTfB

#ActNowChangeForever #MassLobby

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨 Uplift is hiring a Senior Political Adviser (Scotland)! 🚨

📍 Edinburgh, Scotland
💼 Fixed-term, 1 year contract
💰 £49,503 - £54,093
🗓️ Apply by 11pm, Tuesday 30th July

👉 Find out more and apply: cdn.prod.website-files.com/65fb154b5e34...

cdn.prod.website-files.com

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · Jun 23

Another day, another story from the oil & gas industry that's all spin. The latest claim is there's an extra 3.5-ish bn barrels of O&G there for the taking in the North Sea, which would generate huge riches for the UK. Except the underlying analysis confirms this is "beyond realistic assumptions"
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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Jun 19

Interested in the new guidance on assessing new oil and gas projects? Check out this great thread 🧵👇. Perhaps most importantly "Assertions in the press that this makes it more likely that the Rosebank oil field will go ahead are wrong & wishful thinking from the industry."

Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · Jun 19

The UK gov has just published new guidance for environmental impact assessments for oil & gas projects. Despite reports/industry spin, it includes a genuinely robust, credible approach to assessing the emissions caused by burning oil & gas. Let's take a look! 🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525207...

Rosebank & Jackdaw fields face 'tightened' approval process

Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that firms must account for emissions created by the burning of fossil fuels.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Apr 28

Important words from @rozfoyer.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2511...

Reform is the symptom and not the cause

Roz Foyer is general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress

www.heraldscotland.com

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Apr 28

Brilliant piece from @carorance.bsky.social on the public support for ending new oil and gas and supporting workers "One million people is an enormous show of strength and shows the public appetite for a fast, fair transition away from fossil fuels." www.thenational.scot/politics/251...

A million-strong demand for just transition away from oil and gas

LAST week, I was at 10

www.thenational.scot

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · Apr 23

Apparently Nigel Farage wants the UK to be "self-sufficient in gas".

Nigel, I have good news and bad news.

The bad news is that the UK's North Sea gas output is going to fall by 95%, even if the govt U-turns and issues new licenses.

www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Apr 8

It was great to explore ways we can move past vague rhetoric on jobs and the transition and deliver interventions that support workers and communities.

Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Apr 8

Great discussion at Uplift & @futureeconscot.bsky.social event on securing a fair North Sea transition, at the @scotlibdems.org.uk conference in Inverness. Thanks to panel @miriambrett.bsky.social @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social @dominicmhinde.bsky.social and everyone that attended & asked excellent qs

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Apr 2

Important thread 👇 digging into the UK's oil & gas licensing regime and energy security. Scottish Labour have a huge opportunity to champion the clean energy agenda ahead of 2026 which means embracing the transition to renewables and calling for proper transition planning for workers and communities

Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · Apr 2

These comments from @anassarwar.bsky.social suggest a misunderstanding of both the UK's oil & gas licensing regime as well as a failure to grasp how little we can rely on North Sea oil companies to provide domestic energy security:
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Anas Sarwar: “Energy security is national security”

The leader of Scottish Labour is diverging from his party in Westminster when it comes to fossil fuels.

www.newstatesman.com

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · Mar 25

Another day, another set of claims from the oil & gas industry lobby that don't withstand scrutiny and put O&G executives interests above the public's:
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www.thenational.scot/news/2503389...

Campaigners pan claim North Sea could produce half of UK oil and gas by 2050

THE oil and gas industry is "peddling a fantasy", campaigners have warned after bosses said the North Sea could produce about half of the…

www.thenational.scot

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · Mar 25

Let’s be clear that Shell—a company that has prioritised fossil fuel expansion— is driving insecurity in retirement for us all. Not only because of the catastrophic economic & social impacts of climate change…
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news.sky.com/story/shells...

Shell's new strategy is good news for your savings

Sky's Ian King writes that while the UK energy firm's climate commitments continue to attract criticism, there is much for savers to welcome in its strategy update.

news.sky.com

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Apr 1

Looking forward to taking part in this panel on Saturday at the @scotlibdems.org.uk conference in Inverness. We will explore what action is needed to ensure the North Sea transition is fair and managed, with @miriambrett.bsky.social
@amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social and @dominicmhinde.bsky.social

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Feb 12

@scottishlabour.bsky.social @monicalennon.bsky.social @ewangibbs.bsky.social @rozfoyer.bsky.social

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Feb 12

If you’re heading to Scottish Labour Party Conference and you're interested in how we can secure a transition to renewables that supports workers, communities and a safe climate, then come along to our Uplift's Sunday Breakfast Fringe. There will be 🥐 and an amazing panel 👇

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Jan 30

Rosebank decision thread 👇

Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · Jan 30

Breaking: Uplift welcomes a very sensible decision from the Court of Session invalidating the decision to approve the Rosebank oil field. Rosebank is a disaster for the climate & will do next to nothing to create the prosperity & stability that the UK needs.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rosebank oilfield decision ruled unlawful by Edinburgh court

Court of session said UK government go-ahead for Rosebank and Jackdaw permits did not take into account carbon emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Isobel @iso-bel.bsky.social · Dec 20

Important new analysis from Uplift about the potential emissions of proposed North Sea oil and gas fields 👇

Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · Dec 20

Brand new analysis from us shows that proposed new North Sea oil & gas fields--areas that have received a licence but still need a final development permit from the UK government--hold up to the equivalent of 3.8 billion barrels of oil.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households

New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government

www.theguardian.com

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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · Nov 28

More proof that the rhetoric reflected in some parts of the press and parliament is out of step with public sentiment:

This survey of UK business leaders shows strong backing for the transition away from oil & gas and an end to new oil & gas licensing:
www.thenational.scot/news/2474695...

Majority of Scottish businesses support fossil fuel phase-out, new figures show

Figures from an environmental group show that 82 percent of Scottish businesses support the phasing out of fossil fuels ...

www.thenational.scot

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