Rosebank won’t boost British energy security or cut bills - yet UK taxpayers will foot most of the cost, while the profits go to Norwegian state-owned oil giant Equinor and its partner Ithaca Energy.
The far right and fossil fuel lobby are dominating the media. It’s time to push back.
Hope in Action: 10 wins against fossil fuels in 2022
2022 was the year world leaders, businesses and society woke up to the fact that there is no future in fossil fuels. We’ve collected our favourite wins against the industry from the last year - from inspiring campaigns, to ambitious new policies and community-led fights against big polluters.
Exposed: Equinor’s five biggest climate crimes
Equinor has only recently risen to public consciousness in the UK over its Rosebank oil field - but the Norwegian oil giant is planning a number of planet-wrecking projects around the world.
Decision on Rosebank delayed
Equinor is being asked to provide further information on Rosebank. This means that a decision on Rosebank has been delayed! As a result, any final decision on Rosebank is unlikely to come any time soon!
COPs won't save us - only people power can.
The 27th global climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, has been widely condemned as a disappointment. What was agreed, what went wrong and why?
What could you get for the £500 million the UK is giving Equinor to go ahead with Rosebank?
Earlier today, we learned Rosebank's owner Equinor made record profits of £21 billion over the past 3 months. This brings their total profits from the start of the year to almost £50 billion. Yet, the UK government insists on giving Equinor hundreds of millions of pounds of public money to drill for new oil & gas..
Campaigners protest Rosebank's owners, Equinor, at London conference
Campaigners today staged a protest against the involvement of fossil fuel interests in a conference focused on solutions to the climate crisis. Invitees to the TED event titled ‘What is the role of fossil fuels between now and 2050?’ include the oil giant Equinor, which is currently seeking approval to develop Rosebank, the UK’s largest undeveloped oil field.
