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10+ years of independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it
Wressle permission quashed – DRILL OR DROP?
5 days ago · Wressle permission quashed. By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2024. Planning permission for expansion at the UK’s second largest onshore oil producer has been formally rescinded in another casualty of the landmark Supreme Court judgement on climate emissions. 2023 workover of the Wressle well. Photo: Used with the owner’s consent.
Sites: What’s happening where? – DRILL OR DROP?
Nov 16, 2023 · Summary of activity and expected operations at key sites, including applications, decisions, company plans and licence changes. Rathlin Energy's West Newton B well site, 23 June 2021. Photo: Used with the owner's consent The list is organised alphabetically by county or unitary authority and then by site. Click on the bold red site name to take…
What to watch in 2024? - DRILL OR DROP?
Dec 31, 2023 · What I’m going to watch in 2024 is the UK price of electricity. I want it to be at least as low as our nearest competitor countries so that we can attract businesses and improve the prosperity of British people, allowing us to maintain a civilised standard of living and being able to fund the areas we’ve come to rely on eg health, education, infrastructure etc.
PM commits to 81% cut in UK emissions by 2035 - DRILL OR DROP?
4 days ago · By Ruth Hayhurst on November 12, 2024. Keir Starmer has confirmed that the UK will cut carbon emissions by 81% by 2035. UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, at COP29, 12 November 2024. Speaking at the COP29 climate conference at Baku, Azerbaijan, the prime minister said the government would not “tell people how to live their lives”.
Daily headlines – DRILL OR DROP?
December 2023 headlines. Keep up to date with December 2023’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas. Any donation, however small, will help DrillOrDrop to report independently on fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it.
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Emissions campaigner named as climate leader – DRILL OR DROP?
5 days ago · Sarah Finch, the campaigner who won a landmark victory on carbon emissions at the Supreme Court earlier this year, has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most innovative leaders driving climate change. Sarah Finch after her victory at the Supreme Court, 20 June 2024. Photo: DrillOrDrop. Her case, brought on behalf of the Weald Action ...
About - DRILL OR DROP?
Welcome to Drill Or Drop.com, publisher of independent, evidence-based journalism about the onshore oil and gas business in the UK and the campaign against it. The name DrillOrDrop.com is named after the “drill or drop” clause in a petroleum exploration and development licence. This requires an operator to drill a well within a certain length…
Follow COP28 - DRILL OR DROP?
Dec 1, 2023 · DrillOrDrop's digest of headlines from the international climate conference in Dubai, 30 November-12 December 2023. Wednesday 13 December 2023 Nations reach first ever deal to move away from fossil fuels. Coverage of the final agreement to transition away from all fossil fuel from the United Nations, CarbonBrief, Bloomberg, …