3/3 Despite this, fossil fuel use continues to rise and is projected to reach an all time high.

2/3 2.6°C would likely trigger major tipping points that would cause the collapse of key Atlantic Ocean circulation, loss of coral reefs, long-term deterioration of ice sheets & the conversion of the Amazon rainforest to a savannah, a place where more than 30 million people live.

3/3 In an interview with Reuters, Indigenous leader Chief Raoni said that many Indigenous communities are frustrated with ongoing industrial and development projects in the forest. He called on Brazil to empower native peoples in Amazon preservation efforts.

2/3 “We can’t eat money. We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers" said Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community.

4/4 Rosebank could lead to a net tax loss of over £250 million to the UK Treasury thanks to the enormous tax breaks for new drilling in the UK.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski said that approving Rosebank “would make a mockery of the UK’s climate promises” and be a “betrayal” of young people.

3/4 Its minimal gas reserves have the potential to cut our gas import dependency by, on average, just 1% a year (under the most favourable conditions and if no gas is exported).

2/4 This enormous oil field would produce more CO2 than the annual emissions of the 700 million people living in the world’s poorest countries produce in a year.

It won’t lower bills and would do almost nothing to boost energy security in the UK, as most of it is oil destined for export.