"In the U.K., the decision to approve a giant new oilfield off Scotland has been ruled unlawful by the courts – an outcome that campaigners have hailed as an “incredible victory” for the planet.

In 2023, the previous Conservative government green-lit the Rosebank development, approving drilling in the UK’s biggest untapped oilfield.

Previously, environmental regulators only considered the impact of emissions caused by the process of extracting oil and gas. Today, Lord Ericht ruled that they would also have to consider so-called “downstream” emissions – those that result from burning this gas."

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