“We have instructed to prepare for the launch of a block of coal-fired power plants operating under a winter contingency contract so that the power plants are available tomorrow if required,” the message on Twitter reads.

On September 8, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced that the UK would issue more than 100 licenses for oil and gas production in the North Sea.

As reported by the Financial Times, Greenpeace has applied to the UK High Court for judicial review of the British government's decision to issue more than 100 oil and gas exploration licenses in the North Sea.