The UK Government is developing a new vision for the North Sea region, to be accompanied by major regulatory reforms and public investments.

The Government’s aims include ending new oil and gas licences, cutting upstream emissions, scaling up clean energy industries, oil-and-gas decommissioning, and ensuring a just transition for affected workers and communities.

Oil and gas producers looking to develop already-licenced fields, meanwhile, will need to comply with the Government’s tough new guidelines for assessing the climate impact of their products’ downstream combustion emissions.

The latter guidance has been driven and shaped by landmark court decisions concerning the requirements of environmental impact assessments, and associated administrative decisions, in fossil fuel extraction cases.

Join our expert panel to discuss these developments and explore their implications for oil and gas producers, for workers, and for the communities of the North Sea region.

This event is hosted by University College London (the UCL Department of Political Science, UCL Policy Lab, and UCL Centre for Law & Environment), Cornerstone Barristers, and the London Law & Political Economy Network, and supported by a UCL Grand Challenges—Climate Crisis Small Grant.

The legal climate for UK oil and gas