Legal challenge to Rosebank and Jackdaw headed for November hearing
A Scottish court has granted approval for legal challenges to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields to proceed to a hearing.
Tessa Khan
Is ‘just transition’ an empty slogan? Climate lawyer says north-east shortchanged by government
Tessa Khan’s group, Uplift, is challenging the Rosebank field off Shetland and argues politicians are not preparing for the future.
King’s Speech outlines ‘record levels’ of renewables investment
The first King's Speech in over 70 years has outlined plans to "attract record levels of investment in renewable energy" - but experts say fresh measures are needed to achieve that.
‘Dangerous and damaging’: Six-tonne North Sea oil spill in marine area
A North Sea operator has been slammed for the “dangerous and damaging” release of tonnes of oil into a marine protected area in the UK.
Calls for govt to publish Equinor response to regulator Rosebank concerns
Calls are being made for the UK Government to disclose information about the “environmental harm” of a contentious North Sea oilfield.
Campaigners launch trio of legal challenges to derail North Sea licensing round
A coalition of campaign groups have vowed to mount three separate legal challenges to the UK government in a bid to stop the award of new North Sea oil and gas licences.
Equinor will pay £834m less in tax if Rosebank is approved, campaigners argue
An environmental group is claiming Equinor will pay millions of pounds less in tax if the North Sea Rosebank field gets the go ahead.
UK Government plans ‘accelerators’ for new North Sea projects
The UK Government has announced plans for regulatory “accelerators" which it claimed could shave "years off” development time for new oil and gas projects in the North Sea.
Climate activists hit out at Ithaca and OGA over ‘tiny’ oil and gas field approval
Climate campaigners have questioned the decision to green light a North Sea oil and gas field that they claim will provide “little to no benefit” to the UK.
UK forked out more than £18bn on oil and gas imports in first six months of 2021, according to trading figures
The UK shelled out more than £18 billion on oil and gas imports in the first few months of the year, according to the government’s latest trading figures.