Projects

As part of its ongoing persuasion campaign to be allowed to continue drilling in the UK, the oil and gas industry regularly points to efforts it is making to cut emissions from North Sea production. The latest announcement from the industry is that it is ahead of schedule when it comes to meeting its targets to reduce emissions. Here’s why we should be wary of these claims. 

The government has announced that it will not defend legal challenges against Rosebank. It agreed that the decision made by the previous government to approve this huge oil field was unlawful – a huge win for a liveable climate and a massive step in stopping Rosebank for good.

When the Conservative government approved the Rosebank oil field, they did so ignoring the massive climate pollution that would be released into the atmosphere when its reserves are inevitably burnt. But thanks to a landmark Supreme Court ruling, oil and gas companies will now have to disclose the full extent of the harm new developments will have on our climate. Here we explore what this could mean for the future of Rosebank.