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Nov 4, 2024 · 10+ years of independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it
Shell wins appeal over landmark climate judgement
1 day ago · 10+ years of independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it. Shell wins appeal over landmark climate judgement. A landmark ruling requiring Shell to cuts its carbon emissions has been overturned. Winnie Oussoren, Donald Pols and Roger Cox, of Milieudefensie, at the Hague court of appeal.
Wressle permission quashed – DRILL OR DROP?
2 days ago · Wressle permission quashed. By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2024. Planning permission for expansion at the UK’s second largest onshore oil producer has been formally rescinded in another casualty of the landmark Supreme Court judgement on climate emissions. 2023 workover of the Wressle well. Photo: Used with the owner’s consent.
Emissions campaigner named as climate leader – DRILL OR DROP?
2 days ago · Sarah Finch, the campaigner who won a landmark victory on carbon emissions at the Supreme Court earlier this year, has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most innovative leaders driving climate change. Sarah Finch after her victory at the Supreme Court, 20 June 2024. Photo: DrillOrDrop. Her case, brought on behalf of the Weald Action ...
PM commits to 81% cut in UK emissions by 2035 - DRILL OR DROP?
1 day ago · By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2024. Keir Starmer has confirmed that the UK will cut carbon emissions by 81% by 2035. UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, at COP29, 12 November 2024. Speaking at the COP29 climate conference at Baku, Azerbaijan, the prime minister said the government would not “tell people how to live their lives”.
What to watch in 2024? - DRILL OR DROP?
Dec 31, 2023 · What I’m going to watch in 2024 is the UK price of electricity. I want it to be at least as low as our nearest competitor countries so that we can attract businesses and improve the prosperity of British people, allowing us to maintain a civilised standard of living and being able to fund the areas we’ve come to rely on eg health, education, infrastructure etc.
2021 review of the year – DRILL OR DROP?
Dec 29, 2021 · 2021 review of the year. By Ruth Hayhurst onDecember 29, 2021•( 7 Comments ) 2021 was a year when key decision-makers, institutions and the public said no to the onshore oil and gas industry, often for the first time. Photo: Neil Terry for Friends of the Earth. Planning committees refused all but one decision on onshore sites in the past 12 ...
What to watch for in 2022 - DRILL OR DROP?
Dec 30, 2021 · Decisions. Loxley/Dunsfold, Surrey: The outcome is expected soon on the public inquiry into UKOG’s plans to explore for gas near the village of Dunsfold.Residents are planning an event on 8 January to demonstrate that large lorries will need to cross common land without permission to reach the proposed site.. West Newton-A and B, East Yorkshire: Rathlin Energy promised it would submit a ...
February 2024 headlines – DRILL OR DROP?
Thursday 29 February 2024. UKOG pushes ahead with share plan to raise money for Loxley gas site. DrillOrDrop reports that UK Oil & Gas has revived a bid to reorganise its share capital, needed to raise money for future projects, including planning conditions on the Loxley gas site near Dunsfold in Surrey.. UK gives £600m backing to …
August 2024 headlines – DRILL OR DROP?
Aug 21, 2024 · Keep up to date with August 2024’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas. Photo: Anne Thompson Thursday 29 August 2024 Sarah Finch judgement impacts North Sea oil and gas. DrillOrDrop reports that the implications of a landmark legal…