My Conservative Party will Get Britain Drilling 🇬🇧

@Conservatives Your party stopped us drilling

@Conservatives You’ve had most of my adult life to do this. 14 years in charge

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@Conservatives Why would we want to drill for a dwindling privatised resource sold on a global market to the highest bidder? How does this benefit the average Brit in any way?

@Conservatives You didnt want to drill it. Conservatives introduced net zero.

FOSSIL FUEL BACK HANDERS FOR TORIES Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho accepted a £2,000 donation in January from Lord Michael Hintze, a funder of the UK’s leading climate science denial pressure group, DeSmog can reveal. The donation, which was registered on 4 January and declared on the MPs’ register of interests this week, was to aid Coutinho’s local East Surrey Conservative association with its campaigning activities. Hintze, a Conservative peer and hedge fund manager, was one of the early funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), founded by the late Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson. The GWPF’s director Benny Peiser has suggested it would be “extraordinary anyone should think there is a climate crisis”, while the group has also expressed the view that carbon dioxide has been mis-characterised as pollution, when in fact it is a “benefit to the planet”. Scientists have recently confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year on record, driven by human-caused climate change and the El Niño weather event, where warmer surface waters in the East Pacific Ocean release additional heat into the atmosphere. The Guardian revealed that Hintze gave £3,000 to Conservative MP Steve Barclay in October, weeks before he was appointed as environment secretary. A source close to Barclay told the Guardian that “Lord Hintze is a Conservative peer and regular party donor who supports a number of Conservative MPs. Steve has never discussed environmental policy with him. Steve is fully committed to the government’s net zero aims.” The Conservative government has weakened a number of flagship net zero policies in recent months, since Coutinho was appointed as energy security and net zero secretary in August 2023. The party has announced that a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles will be pushed back from 2030 to 2035, while it has also watered down schemes to phase out gas boilers and scrapped new energy efficiency regulations on rented homes. Through the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill, which is set to be voted on by MPs in the next fortnight, the government is also attempting to bind future governments to annual North Sea oil and gas licensing rounds. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his address at the COP28 climate summit in December to claim that “climate politics is close to breaking point”, while stating that the UK will meet its net zero targets, “but we’ll do it in a more pragmatic way, which doesn’t burden working people.” However, a 2023 court case found that the government’s plans only added up to 95 percent of the reductions needed to meet its net zero targets. DeSmog has previously revealed that the Conservative Party received £3.5 million in donations from fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers in 2022, while two-thirds of the directors in charge of the party’s multi-million-pound endowment fund have a financial interest in oil, gas, and highly polluting industries. Hintze and the GWPF Official records show that Hintze, who has given more than £4 million to the Conservatives since 2002, has donated £19,000 to prominent Conservative MPs in recent months, including to Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, Defence Minister Tom Tugendhat, Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson, former Tory chair Jake Berry, and former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith. Hintze has said that he believes “there is climate change” caused “in part due to human activity over the past century”. However, he has said that “all sides must be heard” on climate change “to reach the right conclusion for society as a whole“. A number of climate consensus studies conducted between 2004 and 2015 found that between 90 percent and 100 percent of experts agree that humans are responsible for climate change. A study published in 2021, which reviewed over 3,000 scientific papers, found that over 99 percent of climate science literature says that global warming is caused by human activity.

Regardless of where it comes from, oil and gas is sold on international markets, which set the price for British billpayers – making us a price taker. The only way to truly protect ourselves from these price spikes is to get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets.” A @GBEgovuk spokesperson said: “Great British Energy are focussed on driving the clean energy transition which will deliver a more secure and independent energy system for the UK. “The energy transition is a managed one and oil and gas will continue to be part of our energy mix for decades to come. It is vital that the world class knowledge and skills of oil and gas workers and supply chains, which are crucial for a clean energy future, are not lost. The Iran war has triggered another fossil-fuel energy crisis, with surging global prices and increasing concerns over energy security. In the UK, many newspapers, opposition politicians and other public figures have used the crisis to argue in favour of issuing more licences for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. These arguments have also been amplified in AI-generated posts on social media, shared by fake accounts that usually post anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim content. However, many of these arguments rest on false or misleading claims about the impact that further drilling could have on the UK’s bills, energy security, emissions and tax revenue. The North Sea is a “mature basin” where production has been falling for decades, because most of the oil and gas it once contained has already been extracted. While it would be possible to slow the rate of decline in oil and gas output from the North Sea, the quantities that would be economic to extract are disputed. Overall, the transition to clean-energy supplies is expected to be far more effective at boosting UK energy security and reducing reliance on imports. Moreover, the climate-change arguments for limiting fossil-fuel production, which have been made by scientists, the UN secretary general and even the Pope, remain as valid as ever. Below, Carbon Brief factchecks some of the most common claims about North Sea oil and gas. FALSE: ‘Reopening the North Sea would lower bills’ MISLEADING: ‘Energy from the North Sea generates a lot less CO2’ FALSE: ‘Britain is a resource-rich nation that has chosen dependency’ FALSE: North Sea is ‘best way to protect us from volatility and provide energy security’ MISLEADING: ‘The head honchos of the green lobby say we should drill’ FALSE: ‘The UK is the only country in the world banning new oil and gas licenses’ MISLEADING: ‘With new North Sea licences would come thousands of jobs’ MISLEADING: North Sea drilling ‘would secure a rush of revenue into the Treasury’ FALSE: Ed Miliband is an ‘anti-North Sea’ climate change ‘fanatic’ FALSE: ‘Reopening the North Sea would lower bills’ Many right-leaning newspapers and commentators have falsely argued that opening up new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would lower energy bills in the UK. There is no evidence to support such claims. Indeed, numerous experts have explained that new drilling would make no difference to bills in the UK. Contrary to these claims, numerous experts have said that further drilling in the North Sea would do nothing to cut bills, because UK energy prices are set on international markets. In 2022, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) wrote that increased UK extraction was not expected to “materially affect global oil or gas prices, as the UK energy market is highly connected to international markets and the potential supply [is] relatively small”. It added that, even if all proven UK reserves and resources of gas from new fields were extracted, this would only meet about 1% of European demand each year up The Scottish Court of Session ruled in January 2025 that the regulatory approvals for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields were unlawful

Why? Kemi Badenoch is so thick reference fossil fuels or is she? KemiBadenoch given holiday from climate denier Kemi Badenoch spent a £14,000, week-long family holiday in February 2025 in Gloucestershire hosted by Neil Record, a Tory donor and chair of the climate-sceptic lobby group Net Zero Watch. The trip occurred shortly before she officially reversed her party's policy on the 2050 net-zero target, labelling it "impossible". Host: The holiday was funded by Neil Record, a prominent donor who chairs the Global Warming Policy Foundation's campaigning arm, Net Zero Watch. Policy Shift: Approximately a month after this trip, Badenoch pivoted on Conservative climate policy, arguing that achieving net zero by 2050 is impossible, according to reports in The Guardian Reaction: A spokesperson for Badenoch stated she has been raising concerns about net zero 2050 since 2019, notes The Guardian. The Conservative leader was joined by other members of the party team at a location in Gloucestershire during the February half-term; most of the shadow cabinet were not invited The trip took place about a month before Badenoch U-turned on the party’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, saying it was “impossible” for the UK to meet – one of her first major policy pivots since taking over in the autumn Kemi Badenoch Accepts £10,000 From Chair of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group The former business secretary, who is running for Conservative Party leader, has defended net zero U-turns and backed new fossil fuel drilling. I wonder why @KemiBadenoch has U turned on @Conservatives Net Zero pledges? THE ROSEBANK AND JACKDAW LICECES ARE ILLEGAL DRILL BABY DRILL OF FOSSIL FUELS WILL NOT SAVE MONEY ENERGY BILLS See all the paid trolls asking to use more fossil fuels. I use Ecotricity I saved 1,200 in 2024-2025 using Renewable Energy. I'm £185 in Credit paying £150 a month ! My friend has solar panels and selling Energy back to her supplier Do you know how long it would take to build new oil fields ? 3 years @UKLabour UK Government Have not closed any Oil fields!! RAMP UP RENEWABLE ENERGY SITES ITS QUICKER AND CHEAPER THAN FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES Setting up residential solar panels typically takes 4 to 12 weeks from inquiry to grid connection, with physical installation taking only 1-3 days Larger commercial projects take 2-4 months, while large-scale onshore wind/solar projects Key Timelines for Renewable Energy Setup Residential Solar (UK): The process is usually 3-6 weeks, or 4-12 weeks. Actual installation is fast (1-3 days), but surveys, design, DNO grid approval, and commissioning add weeks. Commercial Solar: Takes 2-4 months from contract to commissioning. Large-Scale Renewables: Onshore wind can be constructed in as little as 1 year. However, grid connection bottlenecks and planning permission can make these projects take longer. FOSSIL FUEL TAKES LONGER AND MORE EXPENSIVE Building an oil rig takes between one and three years depending on type and complexity, with onshore rigs taking about one year and offshore jack-up rigs typically requiring two years. Larger Ultra-Deepwater (UDW) drillships can take two to three years to construct. Construction Time by Type: Onshore Rigs: ~1 year Offshore Jack-up Rigs: ~2 years ROSEBANK AND JACKDAW The Scottish Supreme Court of Session ruled in January 2025 that approvals for the Rosebank oil field (approved 2023) and Jackdaw gas field (approved 2022) were unlawful. The court found that environmental assessments did not consider "Scope 3" emissions (burning the fuels). While development work continues, fresh approvals are required before extraction.. Key Aspects of the Ruling and Situation: Court Decision: The court found the previous Conservative government failed to properly evaluate the full climate impact of the developments. Current Status: Developers Equinor (Rosebank) and Shell (Jackdaw) must resubmit environmental assessments to the UK

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@Conservatives You've been rumbled, go away.

@Conservatives Absolute bullshit. Who on EARTH do you think you’re convincing with this paid-for product placement? If you want corporate money, pi$$ off to the corporate sector you fraud!

@Conservatives Your conservative party killed off North Sea oil and gas in the first place 🙃

@Conservatives Keir Starmer also loves a good drilling, especially from Ukrainian lads.

The TORIES blamed Putin They are desperate so are you The Tory paymasters! THIS WOMAN IS PATHETIC!! WHY DIDNT @Conservatives DRILL BABY DRILL DURING 14 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT 2022 Record Highs: Following the invasion of Ukraine, prices spiked to the highest ever recorded levels in July 2022, peaking at 191.5p for petrol and 199.09p for diesel Government Intervention: In March 2022, the UK government implemented a 5p per litre cut to fuel duty (reducing it to 52.95p) to combat rising costs. This cut has remained in place through 2024 2023 Price Gap: Diesel prices remained significantly higher than petrol for much of 2022 and early 2023, though this gap narrowed sharply by summer 2023 2024 Stabilization: Prices in 2024 were generally lower than the 2022 peaks TORIES, REFORM UK AND PRO FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES AND NET ZERO DENIERS ARE LYING ABOUT ROSEBANK AND JACKDAW DRILL BABY DRILL WILL NOT REDUCE HOUSEHOLD ENERGY BILLS ROSEBANK AND JACKDAW The Scottish Supreme Court of Session ruled in January 2025 that approvals for the Rosebank oil field (approved 2023) and Jackdaw gas field (approved 2022) were unlawful. The court found that environmental assessments did not consider "Scope 3" emissions (burning the fuels). While development work continues, fresh approvals are required before extraction Key Aspects of the Ruling and Situation: Court Decision: The court found the previous Conservative government failed to properly evaluate the full climate impact of the developments. Current Status: Developers Equinor (Rosebank) and Shell (Jackdaw) must resubmit environmental assessments to the UK government. Scope 3 Emissions: Future permits must account for the downstream emissions generated when the oil and gas are burned, following a Supreme Court ruling. Production Halt: No oil or gas can be extracted from these fields until the new, lawful approvals are granted. Future Development: Despite the ruling, the UK government is moving to establish new guidelines to allow these types of projects to proceed with updated assessments, citing energy security Opposition: Environmental groups, including Greenpeace and Uplift, brought the case to stop the developments. DRILL BABY DRILL IS A LIE Maximising North Sea oil and gas drilling would likely save UK households only £16 - £82 per year, described as "sheer fantasy" as a major bill-cutting solution by Oxford University researchers. A shift to renewable energy could save households up to £441 annually, with experts arguing that new drilling offers minimal financial relief compared to accelerating green energy. UPGRADE OF NATIONAL GRID WILL SAVE CONSUMERS ENERGY BILLS BECAUSE IT INCREASES STORAGE Ofgem unlocks £28 billion investment to maintain a safe, secure and resilient energy grid and to upgrade and expand capacity to meet growing demands Energy network companies have been given the green light for multi-billion-pound funding to strengthen the stability, security and resilience of our energy networks. This investment will upgrade power and gas grids, creating a future-ready system that better shields customers from volatile energy bills. Most of the funding (£17.8 billion) announced today will go towards maintaining Britain’s gas networks, keeping them among the safest, most secure and resilient in the world. This essential investment ensures a safe and reliable energy system for years to come. The remaining initial investment (£10.3 billion) will strengthen our electricity transmission network, improve reliability and expand capacity to support the electrification of the economy and drive growth. Together this £28 billion commitment will rise to an estimated £90 billion by 2031 across both gas and electricity networks. Investing now to maintain world class resilience and expand grid capacity is the most cost-effective way to harness clean power, support economic growth and protect the country from gas price shocks like the one seen in 2022

@Conservatives Idiot. You are lying

@Conservatives You're missing the point. You'll never be in government.

@Conservatives Britain need to drill the North Sea now. No delay.

, firstly, you sold off the rights to North Sea Oil in the 1990's, after squandering the full revenues of the peak production period on vanity measures. Next, the North Sea is mature, more than 93% depleated. There are fewer than 10 years of our usage left. Then it will take years to increase production, and cost more than the revenues anyhow. Sustainable power is the answer * Wind * Wave * Solar * Hydroelectric * Nuclear Paired with community and regional level storage to smooth supply to ease pressure on the National Grid, which you underinvested in, too. Renewable and sustainable power IS a National Security priority. Dependency on the Middle East is a critical vulnerability. #ToryChaos #NetZero

@Conservatives You're lying to struggling families that this would result in their bills being lowered. If it were true, you'd have done it, in government, after the Ukraine war. You didn't. Because you're lying. To struggling families.

@Streakyblue1951 @Conservatives You had your chance to do it and signed up net zero instead. WE DON’T BELIEVE YOU.

Neil Record: A currency trader and chairman of Net Zero Watch (the campaigning arm of the GWPF), Record has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Conservative Party and various MPs. He has personally donated to Kemi Badenoch and previously to former MP Steve Baker. Lord Nigel Vinson: A Conservative peer and long-time party donor who has also contributed tens of thousands of pounds to the GWPF through his charitable foundation. The Ferret Source Key Findings and Figures Between the December 2019 general election and May 2024, the Conservative Party received over £8.4 million in donations from fossil fuel interests, highly polluting industries, and individuals linked to climate science denial. Of this total, approximately £404,000 came from supporters of climate science denial. Analysis by climate-focused website DeSmog revealed that the Conservatives have received 80 times more "polluting cash" than the Liberal Democrats and 160 times more than Labour. The GWPF, founded by former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson, does not publicly disclose its donors but several have been revealed through investigations by news outlets like The Guardian and openDemocracy. Donations to the Tories from individuals associated with the GWPF since the 2019 election total at least £7.2 million. Context: These donations have led to concerns from environmental groups and transparency advocates that the funding influences government policy, pointing to instances where the government has rolled back climate commitments or encouraged new North Sea oil and gas extraction. All donations were legally declared to the Electoral Commission. ROSEBANK AND JACKDAW ARE IN COURT BECAUSE @Conservatives PROPOSALS FOR THEIR LICENSING WERE ILLEGAL The Scottish Court of Session has ruled the consents for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields are unlawful, following legal challenges from Greenpeace and Uplift. The ruling, based on a failure to assess downstream "Scope 3" emissions, mandates that new, comprehensive climate impact assessments must be completed before development can proceed Renewable energy is cheaper for Customers than Fossil fuels. The TORIES receive millions of £s in donations from Fossil fuel companies. @KemiBadenoch and her family had a paid holiday from NEIL RECORD A TORY DONOR ANY ANY NET ZERO ZELOT Proposed Alternatives for Lowering Costs Experts suggest several alternatives that could more effectively reduce energy costs: Renewable Energy Investment: Expanding wind and solar capacity, which are not tied to volatile global oil prices. Energy Efficiency: Improving home insulation to reduce overall demand for heating and electricity. Market Reform: Decoupling the price of cheap, clean electricity from the price of expensive gas. Minimal Savings: The estimated £16 - £82 annual savings would only occur if the government directed tax revenue from oil companies directly to consumers, with negligible impact otherwise, according to the University of @TheSmithSchool of Enterprise and the Environment. International Market Prices: Oil and gas extracted from the North Sea is sold on global markets, meaning domestic extraction does not translate to lower, locally set prices, as explained in The Conversation. Renewables Offer More: A UK powered by renewables could significantly reduce energy bills, with studies suggesting savings of £105 - £331 annually, roughly three times more than the maximal drilling scenario, according to analysts in Engineering and Technology Magazine. Energy Security: Experts suggest that “drill baby drill” approaches could cost households more in the long run, rather than providing energy independence, according to University of Oxford research. The analysis highlights that focusing on renewables is more beneficial for both consumer bills and energy security than increasing fossil fuel extraction, notes UKERC.

@Conservatives NASA spaceship is leaving soon. Is there still time to send you, Trump and Elon to the moon?

@Conservatives You will never hold high office. This is largely down to a political cluelessness demonstrated by your ludicrous dream that a 93% depleted field is a solution to the UK's energy needs.

FALSE: North Sea is ‘best way to protect us from volatility and provide energy security’ MISLEADING: ‘The head honchos of the green lobby say we should drill’ FALSE: ‘The UK is the only country in the world banning new oil and gas licenses’ MISLEADING: ‘With new North Sea licences would come thousands of jobs’ MISLEADING: North Sea drilling ‘would secure a rush of revenue into the Treasury’ FALSE: Ed Miliband is an ‘anti-North Sea’ climate change ‘fanatic’ FALSE: ‘Reopening the North Sea would lower bills’ Many right-leaning newspapers and commentators have falsely argued that opening up new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would lower energy bills in the UK. There is no evidence to support such claims. Indeed, numerous experts have explained that new drilling would make no difference to bills in the UK. Contrary to these claims, numerous experts have said that further drilling in the North Sea would do nothing to cut bills, because UK energy prices are set on international markets. In 2022, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) wrote that increased UK extraction was not expected to “materially affect global oil or gas prices, as the UK energy market is highly connected to international markets and the potential supply [is] relatively small”. It added that, even if all proven UK reserves and resources of gas from new fields were extracted, this would only meet about 1% of European demand each year up WILL NOT SAVE MONEY ENERGY BILLS See all the paid trolls asking to use more fossil fuels. I use Ecotricity I saved 1,200 in 2024-2025 using Renewable Energy. I'm £185 in Credit paying £150 a month ! My friend has solar panels and selling Energy back to her supplier Do you know how long it would take to build new oil fields ? 3 years @UKLabour UK Government Have not closed any Oil fields!! RAMP UP RENEWABLE ENERGY SITES ITS QUICKER AND CHEAPER THAN FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES TIME SCALE FOR SETTING UP RENEWABLE ENERGY SITES Setting up residential solar panels typically takes 4 to 12 weeks from inquiry to grid connection, with physical installation taking only 1-3 days Larger commercial projects take 2-4 months, while large-scale onshore wind/solar projects Key Timelines for Renewable Energy Setup Residential Solar (UK): The process is usually 3-6 weeks, or 4-12 weeks. Actual installation is fast (1-3 days), but surveys, design, DNO grid approval, and commissioning add weeks. Commercial Solar: Takes 2-4 months from contract to commissioning. Large-Scale Renewables: Onshore wind can be constructed in as little as 1 year. However, grid connection bottlenecks and planning permission can make these projects take longer. FOSSIL FUEL TIMESCALE Building an oil rig takes between one and three years depending on type and complexity, with onshore rigs taking about one year and offshore jack-up rigs typically requiring two years. Larger Ultra-Deepwater (UDW) drillships can take two to three years to construct. Construction Time by Type: Onshore Rigs: ~1 year Offshore Jack-up Rigs: ~2 year ROSEBANK AND JACKDAW FOREIGN DEVELOPERS Current Status: Developers Equinor (Rosebank) and Shell (Jackdaw) must resubmit environmental assessments to the UK government. KemiBadenoch given holiday from climate denier Kemi Badenoch spent a £14,000, week-long family holiday in February 2025 in Gloucestershire hosted by Neil Record, a Tory donor and chair of the climate-sceptic lobby group Net Zero Watch. The trip occurred shortly before she officially reversed her party's policy on the 2050 net-zero target, labelling it "impossible". Host: The holiday was funded by Neil Record, a prominent donor who chairs the Global Warming Policy Foundation's campaigning arm, Net Zero Watch. Policy Shift: Approximately a month after this trip, Badenoch pivoted on Conservative climate policy, arguing that achieving net zero by 2050 is impossible, according to reports in The Guardian @Ed_Miliband is right!

@Conservatives We know your lying, because this takes 2 seconds to research the situation with North Sea oil and gas.. And also, your mouth is moving.

@Conservatives Drilling for what? Decency!

@Conservatives Your ignorance is astounding. Your party is the one who introduced net zero policies. You also had 14 years in power to do as you wanted and did nothing.

@Streakyblue1951 @Conservatives Tories started closing it all in the first place!

@Conservatives But above all, your country needs a Christian revival. Jesus is Lord!

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@Conservatives Fuck off.

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@Conservatives You had 14 years to sort this

@Conservatives Norway didn't sell off it's Gas & Oil companies. Thatcher did. Another Tory Failure. We all know that the Tories & Reform take huge donations from the fossil fuel lobby. You are beginning to sound as bonkers as Liz Truss- who closed down gas storage facilities.