Court quashes multi-billion-pound Rosebank and Jackdaw oil field approvals
The approval of the North Sea oil fields has been quashed while a revised environmental impact assessment is submitted.
Scottish court rules against two new North Sea oil and gas fields
A Scottish court on Thursday ruled against the development of two oil and gas fields in the North Sea in a "historic win" for two environmental groups.
Scottish court stops two North Sea oil projects over climate impact
A Scottish court on Thursday ruled against the development of two oil and gas fields in the North Sea in a “historic win” for two environmental groups. Scotland’s Court of Session agreed with campaign
Rosebank Oil Field and Jackdaw gas approvals ruled ‘unlawful’ in landmark court ruling
Scotland’s supreme civil court has declared the approval of the UK’s North Sea Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields unlawful, overturning consent for their development.
Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields ruled unlawful
The proposed Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea have been ruled unlawful by the Court of Session in Edinburgh
Judge upholds challenge to new North Sea oil and gas licences
Taking their case to the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Greenpeace and Uplift argued that the effects of downstream burning of fuel extracted from the Rosebank oil field, north-west of Shetland, and the Jackdaw gas field, off Aberdeen, had not been considered when licences to exploit them were issued in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
U.K. court blocks Rosebank, Jackdaw projects in North Sea in victory for activists
A U.K. court on Thursday blocked the U.K.'s two biggest offshore oil and gas developments from producing any fossil fuels, ruling that "the private interest of members of the public in climate change outweigh the private interest of the developers.
Rosebank and Jackdaw permissions 'unlawful', Scottish court rules
Consent for two oil and gas fields off Scotland's coast was unlawful, Scotland's highest civil court has ruled. Campaigners challenged the UK Government on its permissions for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields.
Campaigners win legal challenge against new North Sea oil and gas fields
The decision at Scotland’s Court of Session means the Labour Government will now have to decide whether to approve drilling for the fuel fossil projects
UK must reconsider Shell and Equinor's North Sea gas, oil projects, court rules
Britain's approvals for two vast North Sea oil and gas fields were overturned by a Scottish court on Thursday, a significant win for environmental campaigners that leaves the decision on whether the projects should go ahead with the government.
Shell and Equinor Production Blocked at 2 Sites Off British Coast
A court ruling requires the British government to consider the potential climate impact of the oil and gas produced in the ...
New oil and gas field consent was unlawful - judge
A court has ruled that consent for two new Scottish oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully and their owners must seek ...
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What Does Court Ruling Mean for Shell and Prized Oilfields?
Permissions for Shell’s Jackdaw and Equinor’s Rosebank oil and gas fields were granted unlawfully, Scottish court rules, & ...
UK Oil Ruling Sets Up Growth Versus Climate Test for Government
A UK court ruled that two North Sea oil and gas fields must re-apply for environmental permits while allowing the developments to continue, setting up a crucial test of whether the new Labour ...
Why a Heathrow Airport third runway might be bad for Scotland
That is likely to mean a third runway at the UK’s only hub airport, where passengers connect between flights, could bring as ...
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How do pressure groups exert influence in Scotland?
For example, in recent years a range of pressure groups such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have organised protests in Scotland against the use of fracking as a way of getting gas from ...
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Climate Activism Artworks @ University of Edinburgh’s Main Library
The exhibition showcases more than 30 historic and contemporary works, across a range of media including painting, video, ...