Today CCA stood alongside 18 groups including overseas aid agencies and denominations, in asking the Prime Minister to stop Rosebank Oil Field. We took a huge letter to the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to grab his attention.
Tell Me The Nitty Gritty To This Campaign
If we stand any chance of stopping climate breakdown, we need to stop fossil fuel expansion. All new fossil fuels need to remain in the ground, meaning that we can have no new oil and gas fields.
Rosebank is a key oil field to stop, because if a relatively advanced project like Rosebank is refused permission, then that will mean that the other 15 approved North Sea oil licenses that are already in the “pipeline” have very little chance of approval. So that will effectively be the end of New Oil & Gas in the UK.
Revd. James Grote: “Climate change has now become today’s emergency in Europe. If we are to continue to live in hope, we have to act now and move away from burning fossil fuels. This is our only hope for our one and only planet. Agreeing to the development of the Rosebank oil field would be a step closer to despair. The British government must give us hope.”
On the 19th June the government issued the new guidance for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for new oilfields, which state that Scope 3 assessment guidelines must be included. This was based on information gathered during the Oil & Gas consultations during early 2025 (CCA took part via a joint submission).
Equinor/Ithaca are therefore now able to re-submit their EIA for Rosebank. We believe this will take place by mid-July. That re-submission then goes out to public consultation for 30 days. At the end of the 30-day consultation period the decision is then back with the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) – they will probably take 4-6 weeks to assess the new EIA. So, a final decision for the future of Rosebank will probably be in late September.
Join Our Vigils
To coincide with the 30-day consultation, CCA are planning vigils outside the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, 3-8 Whitehall Place, London (what3words = lined.quite.taxi). The vigils are on the following days:
– Weds 30th July, 12.30 – 2pm
– Weds 6th Aug, 12.30 – 2pm
– Weds 13th Aug, 12.30 – 2pm
– Weds 20th Aug, 12.30 – 2pm
– Weds 27th Aug, 12.30 – 2pm
At the end of the 30-day consultation, the Stop Rosebank campaign is planning a National Day of Action on Saturday 6th September. More info to follow soon.
We would love for you to join us for one or all of these vigils. For more information contact ccalocalgroups@gmail.com
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