LBC opinion piece, on Climate, 12 November 2026
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Read the original article on lbc.co.uk (opens in a new tab)LBC runs a column by a Global Witness campaigner arguing that Andy Burnham's attendance at COP31 is undermined while the government weighs whether drilling at the Rosebank oilfield will go ahead. The column links more fossil fuel extraction to worse extreme heat, fires and droughts, argues that Rosebank would not lower UK bills because most of its oil would be exported, and tells the reader the author's campaign role. Nothing in it misleads the reader on the grounds an opinion piece is judged on.
Opinion piece: read for false claims of fact and for fairness to the people it names, not for its opinions.
“Rosebank’s oil would be sold on the open international market, with 90% destined for export”
It answers the claim that more North Sea drilling would cut UK bills with a concrete reason, rather than letting that claim stand.
“driving further extreme heat, fires and droughts”
It ties more fossil fuel extraction to worse hot extremes, fire weather and drought, in line with the documented record (R2).
“Flossie Boyd is a Senior Campaigner at Global Witness.”
LBC tells the reader who the author works for and that she campaigns, so the column's source is clear.
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