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New UK govt drops legal defence of oil and gas field licences

Published 13:34 on August 29, 2024 / Last updated at 13:34 on August 29, 2024 / / EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Litigation)

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The Labour Party-led UK government, in power since July, will not defend against green groups’ legal challenges to the previous Conservative government’s oil and gas licences for two major new sites off the coast of Scotland, it announced on Thursday.
The Labour Party-led UK government, in power since July, will not defend against green groups’ legal challenges to the previous Conservative government’s oil and gas licences for two major new sites off the coast of Scotland, it announced on Thursday.


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