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November 13, 2024

Climate Campaigners Ask Scottish Court to Halt Development of Rosebank Oil Field
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In Scotland, climate activists are appearing in court this week in a bid
to stop the development of the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea by
the Norwegian company Equinor. Earlier this year, the U.K.'s Labour
government acknowledged the previous Conservative government's approval
of the Rosebank project without considering whether its full climate
impact was unlawful. If the plaintiffs are successful, the landmark case
could help establish a precedent for all new oil and gas development.
This is climate campaigner Lauren Mac Donald speaking outside the Court
of Session in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Lauren Mac Donald: "This case, if we win, it could set a precedent that
could stop all new oil and gas drilling in the U.K. and further afield,
which is absolutely needed, because when we look at the intense rainfall
and flooding that we've seen here in the U.K. and across Europe this
year, we know that this is only going to become worse and be made more
frequent as long as we continue burning fossil fuels."



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