A major issue in Britain's general election this week is the cost of living crisis,

fueled by spiking inflation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

That in turn has put pressure on the country's pledge written into law to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Fred to Sam Lazaro reports from Aberdeen, Scotland in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.

For much of its history,

Aberdeen was a small port with mostly fishing vessels that anchored the local economy.

Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland.

Then 50 years ago, amid a global energy crisis,

Black gold was discovered in the North Sea.

Liquid gold.

Call it what you like.

Britain now has oil.

Aberdeen became the anchor of Britain's oil industry.

Hundreds of offshore rigs began to reel in oil, gas, and money.

But with reserves dwindling in a global climate crisis, the United Kingdom set a goal to reach net zero by 2050.

Something highlighted at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow Scotland, which itself set a 2045 net-zero target.

The city of Aberdeen, self-described as Europe's oil capital, pledged to become its energy capital.

It's almost like another industrial revolution.

Maggie McGinnellie leads a government funded nonprofit called the Energy Transition Zone in Aberdeen.

It's intended as an incubator for new companies in emerging

technologies like this experimental platform for floating wind turbines.

We very much see it as a managed transition that's more focused on energy

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