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Offshore Industry: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the extent to which oil and gas companies operating in the UK contribute to the costs of climate-related damage.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
17 Oct 2025 · 32 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the extent to which oil and gas companies operating in the UK contribute to the costs of climate-related damage.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The North Sea Transition Authority enforces compliance with the North Sea Transition Deal to ensure the oil and gas sector halves its emissions by 2030 and achieves net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the UK’s carbon budget. The targets will be achie...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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