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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Scottish government must rule out support for new oil and gas after un warning - Caught on Camera

Scottish Government United Nations Oil John Swinney Katherine May Oxfam Scotland Rosebank Scotland
The Scottish Government has been urged to rule out support for new oil and gas fields in the North Sea (Image: Jane Barlow/PA)

A CHARITY has urged the Scottish Government to rule out support for new oil and gas fields after the UN warned that the world is set to breach a 1.5C global warming threshold.

Oxfam Scotland said Scottish ministers should “hold the line” against new oil and gas exploration when they publish the long-awaited Energy Strategy.

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