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.
The UK just announced a new licensing round. Here's what that means.
Today the UK formally announced its plans for a new licensing round, which could lead to over 100 new licences. New oil & gas is incompatible with a liveable climate. But the UK is refusing to face the facts. Here’s what you need to know about the new licensing round and what steps the government took today.
What is the Rosebank oil field?
Rosebank is the biggest undeveloped oil and gas field in the North Sea. An application has been submitted for UK government approval to start developing the field. Rosebank is huge. Burning Rosebank’s oil and gas would create more CO2 than the combined emissions of all 28 low-income countries in the world.
Myth Buster: North Sea Oil & Gas and UK Energy Security
The UK government is peddling a fairytale about oil & gas and soaring energy bills. Here's the truth - the only thing that will lower bills and protect the climate is massively scaling up renewables and insulating homes. New gas will just make things worse.
In pictures: #StopJackdaw week of action
From August 19-26th, groups across the UK mobilised using a range of tactics under the shared goal of forcing the UK government to not expand oil and gas. From over 20 local actions to #StopJackdaw trending on twitter - thanks to every single one of you who made the Week of Action such a success.
Explained: How does oil and gas licensing work?
In spite of repeated warnings from climate experts, the UK is planning a licensing round later this year, which would shoot us past the critical temperature threshold. But how does it all work, and why is campaigning important at every stage of the process?
Climate groups threatens legal action over “unlawful” consultation period on windfall tax legislation
Following a formal request to extend the public consultation period of the Energy Profits Levy Bill on the grounds of it being unlawfully short, climate campaigners have sent a pre-action letter to HMRC warning of legal action if the government does not allow more time for scrutiny of the bill.
