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"The #Netherlands will stop the search for new onshore #oil and #gas fields," mostly to limit seismic risk.

You can tell they're not really serious about #climate because exploration will still be allowed in the North Sea.

There's a #ClimateCrisis on. Nobody should be *looking* for new oil. (And anyway they've already pumped the North Sea fields dry).

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/netherlands-limits-onshore-gas-oil-drilling-2023-01-20/

Netherlands limits onshore gas and oil drilling

The Netherlands will stop the search for new onshore oil and gas fields in a drive to reach its climate goals and limit seismic risks, the Dutch government said on Friday.

Reuters
Jan 22, 2023 at 3:59pmWeb
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They're closing the gas fields under Groningen province. This is the lucrative gas field that the country made a bundle on, thereby inventing #DutchDisease.

However,
"The government aims to provide incentives to companies to develop fields under the North Sea."

#ClimateDenial is worst when a government does it.

https://www.ft.com/content/b83066c3-faa6-4654-a8d1-05d2e76f2f39

Dutch government aims to close Europe’s largest gasfield this year

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