<p>The North Sea Transition Authority monitors the emissions reduction targets within the North Sea Transition Deal (NSTD) and published its annual <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nstauthority.co.uk%2Fnews-publications%2Fpublications%2F2023%2Femissions-monitoring-report-2023%2F&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C9e1dd33dcd1a4600417008dbb3ab9346%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638301321704855462%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ekX0X9y4G5IAoBRay%2Bd%2BOauACRk9ic2%2FoK2CIeRty1E%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Emissions Monitoring Report</a> on 5 September. The report shows that emissions from upstream oil and gas activities on the UK Continental Shelf dropped 23% between 2018 and 2022 and indicates that industry is on track to meet the interim NSTD emission reduction targets of 10% by 2025 and 25% by 2027.</p>