Oil Well Plans Must Consider Climate Impact, Supreme Court Rules

Published on June 20, 2024

The Supreme Court has ruled that emissions from burning fossil fuels must be considered when granting planning permission for new drilling sites. The oil well site, run by Horse Hill Developments, would have seen the fossil fuel extracted over 20 years, producing around 3.3 million tonnes of oil. Sarah Finch, acting on behalf of Weald Action Group, challenged Surrey County Council’s decision to allow the expansion of the oil well site in 2019. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled the grant of planning permission for oil production was unlawful for failing to assess the “downstream” greenhouse gas emissions. Weald Action Group Climate activists Friends of The Earth, who supported Ms. Finch during the case, said that the ruling “could have enormous impacts on all new UK fossil fuel developments, including proposals for a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria and North Sea oil and gas projects.”...

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