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Just as world leaders gather in Azerbaijan for COP29, and the UK jostles to restore its reputation as a climate leader, Uplift – together with Greenpeace – will appear in the Court of session in Edinburgh to bring forward their legal challenges against Rosebank – the largest untapped oil field in the UK.

Despite its welcome mission to shift Britain to clean energy, this government currently has no plan to ensure that the transition benefits the UK’s energy workers and communities. It needs to get one fast.

The oil and gas industry has long positioned itself as a major partner in the UK’s energy transition which has, until this point, allowed it to play a pivotal role in determining the shape and pace of the North Sea’s transition. But how many oil and gas companies are actually committed to transitioning to clean energy? And how many are continuing to pursue oil and gas for as long as it is profitable?