Alice Harrison, Head of Fossil Fuel Campaigns at Global Witness said:
"Kemi Badenoch is wildly out of touch with what the UK public want. Most of us want cheap, clean renewables, not more drilling for planet-wrecking fossil fuels.
"Her plans wouldn’t just be environmentally catastrophic – they would also do nothing to lower our energy bills, boost the economy or create jobs.
"The only winners of more North Sea oil extraction would be wealthy fossil fuel firms, who funnily enough have strong links to the Conservative party.
"Fossil fuels belong in the past. If we want to lower bills, fight climate breakdown, and safeguard our energy security, we need to leave fossil fuels in the ground and instead turbocharge investment in UK wind, solar, and green jobs."
