Climate change: Oil and gas sector 'to halve emissions by 2030'
The oil and gas sector aims to halve emissions from production and exploration by 2030 in its bid to reach net-zero by the middle of the century.
The industry is responsible for about 4% of UK emissions, but that does not include the consumption of oil and gas.
Platforms will be electrified either through connections to the land or locally-generated renewables.
Green groups say companies also need to take responsibility for what happens to the oil they produce.
Production platforms, exploration, shipping and helicopter movements will be counted, along with emissions from onshore terminals.
The 2018 figure will be used as the starting point when the equivalent of 18.3m tonnes of carbon dioxide was emitted.
About half a million tonnes will still be allowed by 2050 for "emergency flaring", but these will be offset by other sectors such as forestry.
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