The judge supported the legal task by environmental athleticists in response to the decision to agree to the two new oils and gas fields in the North Sea.
Green Piece and Uplift have a challenge in the Edinburgh session court over the decision to approve the rose bank oil field in the northwest of Shetland and the Jackdogas field off the coast of Abadine.
They did not take into account the downstream emissions caused by the combustion of fuel that had been extracted from the British government and the NSTA (NSTA), because they did not take into account the downstream emissions caused by the extracted fuel. I claimed.
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Former conservative British government approved a shell proposal to develop Jackdo Field in 2022, and in September 2023, he completed plans for Equiner drilling in the Rose Bank Field and Isaka Energy.
In the ruling announced on Thursday, Ericht Lord said that the decision to accept consent was illegal, and that consent was “reduction” (reduction) and it should be reconsidered.
In his published opinion, he states: “In consideration of all the situation and various public and private interests, I came to the conclusion that I agree that balance would be reduced.
“The public interest to the authorities acting legally and the private interests of the general members in climate change exceeded the private interests of the developer.
“The factors that shells, Equers, and Isaka have made their private interests are not justifying the departure for fair reasons from normal rescue measures to reduce illegal decisions.
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“The decision has been reduced, and this time we can take it again, taking into account the downstream emissions.”
He stated that there is a public interest in making a “legally remodeling” decision for the effects of climate change.
“The effects of climate change and fossil fuel burning in individual lives are now well -recognized by law,” he said.
He said that he would give companies a “option” for how to stop the reduction after waiting for the Secretary of State to review the issue of the Secretary of State.
However, he stated that no oil or gas should not be extracted before a new decision on consent was made.
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Philip Evans, a senior campaign representative of Green Piece UK, states: “This is a historic victory. The age of the government that approves a new drilling site has ended by ignoring the impact on the climate.
“The court has agreed that climate activists have always said. Rose bank and Jackedo are illegal and have to take into account their full climate.
“Fossil fuels are economic endings. Now that the ball has returned to the government’s court, the minister has the opportunity to organize the legal confusion left by their predecessors.
Uplift’s executive director Tessa Khan says:
“The continuous combustion of petroleum and gas is the reason for seeing the stormy and floods like floods, such as the devastation caused by other countries, and floods like floods.
“Most people are now concerned about the future with the excavation of infinite oil and gas.”
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Shell’s spokesman called for a quick action from the government in response to the ruling. “Today’s ruling has been” 8 years since the regulatory authorities approved Jackedo in 2022 while the regulatory authorities approved Jackedo in 2022 while correcting new consent while correctly allowed this important energy project. I spent more than 100 pounds.
Equer’s spokeswoman said, “I am satisfied with the results of welcoming today’s ruling and waiting for new consent.”
“Energy security and pure zero spokesman category” said, “The government has emitted from the burning of oil and gas to support industrial stability, employment, protect employment, and provide economic growth. We have already consulted about the revised environmental guidance to take into account things.
Isaka was approached for comments.
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Nick Forbes is a PA Scotland reporter.
