Designing a climate compatibility checkpoint for future oil and gas licensing in the UK Continental Shelf

In March 2021, HMG announced the outcome of a review looking at the compatibility of continued oil and gas licensing with the UK’s climate objectives.

The main outcome of the review was that continued licensing can in principle continue in alignment with UK climate objectives, but that a checkpoint should be introduced to ensure that licensing is only allowed to continue for as long as this remains the case.

This consultation is to gather input on the design of that checkpoint.

See the BEIS consultation privacy notice.

Please do not send responses by post to the department at the moment as we may not be able to access them.