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2023-07-31 12:41:33 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

While the Labour Party plans to end new oil and gas licenses, they also plan to decarbonise the power sector by 2030, which would lead to a larger net decrease in UK gas imports compared to Rishi Sunak’s government, who are on track to decarbonise the power sector by 2035. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-would-need-less-imported-gas-under-a-labour-government/ https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-the-uks-green-day-avalanche-of-climate-and-energy-announcements/

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• While the Labour Party plans to end new oil and gas licenses, they also plan to decarbonise the power sector by 2030, which would lead to a larger net decrease in UK gas imports compared to Rishi Sunak’s government, who are on track to decarbonise the power sector by 2035. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-would-need-less-imported-gas-under-a-labour-government/ https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-the-uks-green-day-avalanche-of-climate-and-energy-announcements/