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One local community in Scotland has seen its economic fortunes collapse as the UK pushes for net zero, GB News has been told. The City of Aberdeen is inextricably linked with the offshore energy industry in the North Sea. The Continental Shelf Act 1964 paved the way for North Sea exploration, but it wasn’t until 1975 that Aberdeen became a hub for commercial oil production. Profits soared through the 80’s and Aberdeen became the gateway to Britain’s black gold reserves. Being the gateway to the North Sea’s riches, the granite city’s housing market peaked during the last oil boom in 2014. Just …

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