Decommissioning and marine renewable energy
The UK has a long and proud history of maritime engineering, from centuries of ship-building to offshore oil and gas engineering. But the decline in activity and investment in the North Sea over recent years means that facilities and skills are being lost.
The bigger picture is that fossil fuels have to be phased out in favour of renewable energies in order to prevent disastrous climate change. The recently published UK Climate Change Programme says of developed countries' emissions that "reductions of as much as 90% may be required" .
