LEADING climate academics and campaigners have demanded that the Tory government reject plans for a new oil field near Shetland.

Industry regulator the Oil & Gas Authority, part of the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, is considering whether to approve Shell’s plans  to develop a significant new oil field in the North Sea. 

The Cambo heavy crude field off the coast of the Shetland Islands contains over 800 million barrels of oil.