Campaigners welcome new guidance on climate impact of oil and gas production
New government guidance on assessing carbon emissions from oil and gas production has been welcomed by environmental campaigners.
Breaking: Rosebank oilfield decision ruled unlawful
A court in Edinburgh has ruled that the former UK government’s go-ahead for the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was unlawful.
Emissions campaigner named as climate leader
Sarah Finch, the campaigner who won a landmark victory on carbon emissions at the Supreme Court earlier this year, has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most innovative leaders driving action on climate change.
Sarah Finch judgement impacts North Sea oil and gas
The implications of a landmark legal challenge about climate emissions from onshore oil have spread to the offshore industry.
“Historic win will make future fossil fuel projects harder” – campaigners celebrate Supreme Court climate win
New oil and gas projects will be more difficult, campaigners said today, following a landmark win at the Supreme Court.
Reaction to oil and gas plans in King’s Speech
The government’s much trailed plan to require annual oil and gas licensing rounds for the North Sea was included in the King’s Speech today.
Climate campaigners look to legal action over approval of Rosebank oilfield
Today’s approval to extract oil from the UK’s largest undeveloped field could be heading for the courts.
Leading organisations warn against new oil and gas fields
More than 140 environmental and social justice organisations have warned that opening new oil and gas fields would lock the UK into higher energy bills for longer.
Court rules that campaigners can challenge new oil and gas licences
Campaigners have been granted permission to challenge last year’s decision by the government to issue new oil and gas licences.
WI joins celebrities and campaigners to reject Rosebank oilfield
More than 200 organisations, including the Women’s Institute, have joined celebrities and climate campaigners to oppose plans to develop the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland.
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