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.
A court in Edinburgh has ruled that the former UK government’s go-ahead for the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was unlawful.
Equipment is to be removed from the unlawful oil site at Horse Hill, stripped of its planning permission by the Supreme Court, Surrey County Council (SCC) said today (18 December 2024). But the council has not demanded that the site be restored to woodland and agriculture.
Delays and U-turns on the climate by the last government have left the UK “overly reliant on expensive fossil fuels”, a new report argues this morning.
Members of the public and a councillor questioned Surrey County Council this morning over its handling of unlawful oil extraction at Horse Hill near Horley.
Oil production has been suspended at Horse Hill in Surrey, the site at the centre of a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court.
Environmental lawyers have called for immediate enforcement action to stop “unauthorised” oil extraction at Horse Hill.
Nine Extinction Rebellion campaigners blocked the entrance to the Horse Hill oil production site in Surrey this morning in a protest over its continued operation despite the quashing of planning permission by the Supreme Court.
The onshore well site at the centre of a recent landmark legal judgement has continued to produce oil, according to official data, even though it has no planning permission.
The implications of a landmark legal challenge about climate emissions from onshore oil have spread to the offshore industry.
The recent landmark judgement over the climate impact of oil production is at the centre of the legal challenge, which began today against the UK’s first coal mine for 30 years.