Scope 1* and 2*

Industry commitment to reducing upstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

  • 50% - 2030
  • 90% - 2040
  • Net Zero Basin - 2050

NSTA tracking and monitoring progress

GHG target as NSTA KPI

Annual report

  • Intensity benchmark
  • Flaring and venting
  • Overall KPI target progress

Scope 3

Action for UKCS companies

CCS:

First cluster by mid-2020s building up to 75-175MiCO  annual storage by 2050

Hydrogen:

CCS needed for upscaling as most hydrogen comes from natural gas

Nature based solutions:

Some oil and gas partnering for offsetting and carbon credits

Some UKCS operators setting scope 3 targets