UK oil and gas faces new threat after ‘perplexing’ Supreme Court ruling

Ruling made on end-use carbon emissions from the Horse Hill field onshore UK

A person uses a megaphone as climate activists await a ruling on whether planning permission granted for oil wells in southern England was lawful, outside the Supreme Court in London on 20 June 2024.
A person uses a megaphone as climate activists await a ruling on whether planning permission granted for oil wells in southern England was lawful, outside the Supreme Court in London on 20 June 2024.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 20 June 2024, 10:41Updated 20 June 2024, 13:39