"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

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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