The UK government has today (Thursday) confirmed it will not challenge the judicial review brought against the Rosebank oil and gas development.
Campaign groups Uplift and Greenpeace launched legal action against the approval of the West of Shetland development late last year.
They claimed the decision made by the former UK government was “unlawful” as it failed to consider the impact of burning the fossil fuels extracted from the development during its lifetime.
Although the new Labour administration said it would not be contesting the legal case, it does not mean the licenses have been withdrawn.
However, it leaves questions for the future of the controversial development.
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dizzy: The oil companies involved in the Rosebank (and Jackdaw) fields can contest the judicial review. However, this is still a huge step in defeating Rosebank. Well done, all those involved in stopping Rosebank.
