The Weald Action Group has challenged the Climate Change Committee for underestimating the climate risks associated with onshore oil and gas in the UK. The group argues that official advice to the government ignores current expansion plans and relies on flawed methane emission data from the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. Beyond active production, the group highlights a regulatory failure by the North Sea Transition Authority. They claim that delayed decommissioning of disused wells is leading to prolonged methane leaks, contradicting the government's Net Zero targets and carbon budgets.
