Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Invest in coal, oil, gas and nuclear to help achieve energy independence

Closed 102 signatures

What the petition asks

To help maintain global supply following Russian sanctions but to ensure energy independence medium term, the Government should invest immediately in reopening oil and gas fields in the North Sea and elsewhere, coalfields, and nuclear power plants.
Whilst we should continue to invest in reducing need for oil and gas we have to accept we are not there yet.

This should help ensure our short and medium term energy independence whilst we continue to invest in sustainable, but independent, alternatives.

Support for nuclear energy would help the whole country be electrically powered through cheap, clean fuel to help ensure a clean and independent future.

Timeline

14 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
28 Sep 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 102
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 14 Mar 2022
Closed 28 Sep 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.