Climate
change dictates that we cannot meet our energy needs by tapping new
supplies of fossil fuels. We need to phase out the use of oil, coal and
gas and make a switch to clean renewable energy.
If we are to
prevent dangerous levels of climate change we cannot afford to burn more
than one-quarter of the global oil reserves. The search for new oil
reserves is not just illogical, it is insane. Any new oil found would
simply add to the stockpile of oil we can never safely use.
The
fragile frontiers of Alaska and the Atlantic Frontier where this
exploration is taking place should be left as wilderness areas for the
diversity of species that inhabit them.
Our energy needs can be
met by wind, wave and solar power. The determination and resources
targeted by Governments and industry towards new oil explorations should
instead be redirected to renewable power. The cost of less than three
weeks oil exploration and development (550 million US Dollars) would
reduce the cost of solar by 80%.
Help prevent illegal oil licensing in the Atlantic Frontier
