The government has announced new rules that mean assessments to approve or reject new oil and gas projects will now finally have to take into account the CO2 produced from burning the fossil fuels in the field itself.
Hundreds of us protested outside the the UK Government’s Energy Conference to which Trump flew US officials to fight for fossil fuel profits and sabotage renewables, alongside oil CEOs.
Over one million call for an end to new oil & gas
Today, we handed in the million-strong petition to 10 Downing Street calling for an end to drilling, a fast and fair transition for industry workers, a “safe” climate and affordable energy. Signatures were gathered across petitions by 350.org, Avaaz, Change.org, Friends of the Earth EWNI, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Global Justice Now, Greenpeace UK, and Stop Rosebank.
7 Reasons to stop Equinor’s Rosebank oil field
Rosebank won’t boost British energy security or cut bills - yet UK taxpayers will foot most of the cost, while the profits go to Equinor and its partner Ithaca Energy. Equinor’s reckless gamble on Rosebank threatens not only the climate, but the company's reputation too.
Rosebank’s profits could flow to a company that operates in occupied Palestinian Territory
The Delek Group is expected to receive around £253 million in revenue from Rosebank. Hundreds of millions of pounds from Rosebank owner Ithaca Energy’s North Sea operations have already flowed to Delek in the form of dividends.
MSP Briefing | No New Oil and Gas & Rosebank Oil Field
Read the full MSP briefing about Rosebank and the need to phase out North Sea oil and gas
Incredible news: We won our court case against Rosebank
Rosebank has been ruled unlawful and the oil field’s approval has been overturned.
Have your say in the UK’s oil & gas decision: no new drilling
The government has paused approving new fields while it examines how to regulate new drilling - and it is asking us, the public, what we think should happen. Now is the critical moment to demand the decisive action we urgently need to tackle catastrophic climate change.
