Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham to guarantee an international court ruling on climate change will not weaken support for North Sea oil and gas, after a new report warned it could leave the UK facing climate damages claims worth up to £4 trillion and jeopardise future offshore developments.
Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Badenoch called on Burnham to 'reassure the nation that no 'advisory opinion' will weaken our commitment to drilling in the North Sea' and revealed she has asked her Shadow Attorney General to examine whether the UK should continue accepting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The intervention follows a report by Policy Exchange, which warned that an advisory opinion issued by the ICJ last year could open the door to legal claims against countries over historic greenhouse gas emissions.
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Source: Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce
