The execs of those companies should be forced to clean up every oil spill personally (with the company paying all fees including supporting volunteers). As well as setup local wildlife rehabilitation centres at the scene of the spill. With annual reports about the damage numbers in all public filings.
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2024
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The government seems to be walking this back already.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24445188.ed-miliband-orders-immediate-ban-new-drilling-north-sea/
Ah, that's what I feared. And I can't really blame them for it, too high litigation risk and they might end up having to pay those shitty companies compensation for lost profits or some non-sense like that.