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☆ Greenpeace loses legal challenge to UK's new North Sea oil and gas licences
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Vessels that are used for towing oil rigs in the North Sea are moored up at William Wright docks in Hull, Britain November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Boyce/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Britain's decision to authorise new licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea was lawful, London's High Court ruled on Thursday, dismissing a legal challenge by Greenpeace. Judge David Holgate rejected Greenpeace's case on Thursday, saying in a written ruling that the decision not to assess end-use emissions was not irrational. A Department for Energy Security and Net Zero spokesperson welcomed the decision. Britain says domestic oil and gas production is key to its plan to improve energy security and that doing so is consistent with its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Persons: William, Russell Boyce, David Holgate, Greenpeace's, Philip Evans, Tessa Khan, Sam Tobin, William James, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Greenpeace, Britain's Department for Energy Security, Department for Energy Security, Thomson Locations: William Wright, Hull, Britain, North, Europe

Energy Security Minister Claire Coutinho said that Rosebank would be less emissions-intensive compared with older oil and gas developments because they were designed with mitigations in place. Environmental campaigners had urged the government to halt development of Rosebank, saying it contravened the plan for a net-zero economy. Uplift, a campaign group opposed to Rosebank, said Britain would struggle to benefit from Rosebank as most of the oil would be processed abroad. "By approving Rosebank, Rishi Sunak has confirmed he couldn't care less about climate change," Uplift executive director Tessa Khan said. The North Sea Transition Authority, the UK regulator, said it had taken Rosebank's emissions into account in relation to Britain's climate plan.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Claire Coutinho, Sunak, Caroline Lucas, Rosebank, Tessa Khan, Sarah Young, William James, Ron Bousso, Kate Holton, Jane Merriman Organizations: Energy, Environmental, Green Party, Labour Party, Ithaca Energy, Ithaca Energy's, Transition, Thomson Locations: Ithaca, Britain, Oslo, Rosebank, Equinor

☆ Rosebank: Britain approves huge, controversial oil and gas field in the North Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The British government approved the development of a huge oil and gas field in the North Sea Wednesday, sealing its commitment to keep producing fossil fuels for decades to come. “We have today approved the Rosebank Field Development Plan which allows the owners to proceed with their project,” said a spokesperson for oil and gas regulator the North Sea Transition Authority in a statement. The spokesperson added the decision had been made “taking net zero considerations into account throughout the project’s lifecycle.” Net zero is where the world removes at least as much planet-heating pollution as it emits. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently said he wanted to “max out” oil and gas developments in the North Sea and issue hundreds of new licenses. “Even when we’ve reached net zero in 2050, a quarter of our energy needs will come from oil and gas.

Persons: “, ”, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, we’ve, ” Sunak, Tessa Khan, Lyndsay Walsh, Rosebank, Claire Coutinho Organizations: CNN, Transition, International Energy Agency, Oxfam, Shell Locations: Shetland, Scotland, Norwegian, North, Rosebank

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