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Swinney must honour Sturgeon legacy and oppose new oil, say Greens
JOHN SWINNEY must honour Nicola Sturgeon’s “legacy” and come out against new oil and gas, say Scottish Greens. The party’s shadow cabinet secretary for climate action Mark Ruskell made the demand on S
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The party’s shadow cabinet secretary for climate action Mark Ruskell made the demand on Scotland’s First Minister amid reports that the British government is just days away from greenlighting the Jackdaw gas field.
Mr Swinney has remained coy on his government’s attitude to both Jackdaw and the massive Rosebank oil field, already a shift from the “presumption-against” position held by Ms Sturgeon during her coalition with the Greens.
“Nicola Sturgeon’s opposition to new exploration was about delivering a liveable planet and honouring the Paris Agreement,” said Mr Ruskell.
“The SNP must not ditch that important legacy in order to build their relationship with oil and gas giants when they know that our future has to lie with clean, green and affordable renewable energy.”
He added: “It is a decision for Westminster, but it is absolutely right for Scotland to take a position.
“He must now show leadership by opposing new drilling, rather than giving Labour a blank cheque for more oil and gas extraction.”
The Scottish government was contacted for comment.
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