Controversial UK oil field publishes full scale of climate impact
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The UK's largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government. Developers of the Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming gas would be released from using oil products from the field. The amount would vary each year, but by comparison the UK's annual emissions in 2024 were 371 million tonnes.
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