Weald Action Group

Image of power station cooling towers with text over. The text is the same as in the Bluesky post.

We've just signed the open letter to Peter Kyle and @feryalclark.bsky.social at the Department for Science Innovation & Technology calling on Government to reject Drax Power Station's bid to burn even more trees to power Artificial Intelligence Data Centres - no more bungs for biomass! #AxeDrax

Very pleased to see this is happening!

We are so grateful to our amazing legal team, who worked their wigs off on this case: @marcwillerskc.bsky.social of @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social, and @estelledehon.bsky.social and Ruchi Parekh of @cornerstonebarristers.com

So much hard work... and such wonderful results ‪

Weald Action Group campaigners and their legal team outside the Supreme Court

This is a huge win for the climate.

💚 To everyone who stood with us: THANK YOU. This is what people power looks like.

And yesterday the government published new Scope 3 guidance for offshore, and it was good news! The rules are robust and exceeded our expectations.

🚫 The Horse Hill oil site was stopped in its tracks
🛑 Onshore fossil fuel expansion is stalling
❌ Rosebank refused
✅ New Scope 3 Guidance published

💥 That’s a game-changer for every community resisting dirty energy.

This wasn’t just a courtroom win. It was the result of relentless grassroots organising, years of resistance, and the strength of communities who refused to back down.

🎉 One Year On – We Won, and We’re Still Winning! 🏆

One year ago today, Weald Action Group made history. We took our case over Environment Impact Assessments to the Supreme Court - and won!

Our victory has forced planning authorities to account for the true climate impact of fossil fuel projects.

With huge respect and thanks to everyone who was part of this campaign.

And to @friends-earth.bsky.social and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social who intervened in the case and our lawyers @marcwillerskc.bsky.social @estelledehon.bsky.social, Ruchi Parekh and @leigh-day.bsky.social

One year ago today, we won a landmark legal victory. We are so proud of the impact it continues to have.

This blog post reflects on the ways in which our fight against one oil development in Surrey is making the future safer for everyone.

www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/06/one-...

The government has published new guidance on how to assess the downstream emissions from new offshore oil and gas projects. (That's the effects from burning the oil & gas.)

This was a direct result of our legal victory last year. Here's our quick take:
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/06/new-...

Details | Events | University of Exeter

Sarah will be talking about this campaign and what it means for the future of UK oil production at @gsiexeter.bsky.social this Wednesday.

All welcome – in person in Exeter or online.
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...

Sarah Finch < Sheila McKechnie Foundation

We're delighted that @sarahfinch.bsky.social is shortlisted for the #SMKAwards2025 Campaigner of the Year Award.

This recognises our landmark legal win, which has had major implications for fossil fuel projects.

Thank you @smkcampaigners.bsky.social

Read more 👇
smk.org.uk/awards_nomin...

The UK Youth Methane Campaign invites young people interested in campaigning on this vital topic to a roundtable. Join a call this week, and a roundtable in Climate Action Week.

Contact emilymott77@proton.me

A chance to hear from campaigner @sarahfinch.bsky.social about the case she brought on our behalf, and the amazing ripple effect it has had.

You don't have to be in Exeter, you can join online, next Wednesday at 2.30pm.

Because Our Planet Is Blue The Ocean is the Earth’s cradle of life, nourishing and connecting the entire planet. It is our strongest ally in coping with the climate crisis. We all depend on the balance and wellbeing of the endl...

The Ocean is our strongest ally in coping with the climate crisis. But we continue to hurt it, day by day. It’s time we protect our wounded planet and let it recover to become resilient and healthy again – because our planet is blue. Sign the OceanCare petition now: action.wemove.eu/petition/202...

Scientists - please go if you can!

We responded to the government's recent consultation on the future of energy production in the North Sea - which also covered onshore oil & gas production in England.

Read our response here: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/05/the-...

Poster for a rally event, text "Rally: demand a workers' transition. 08:30, 14 May, Outside UK Parliament". Image in centre of people behind a large banner reading "Climate Justice = Worker Justice", holding placards.

RALLY: DEMAND A WORKERS' TRANSITION ✊

We’re joining forces with climate activists and trade unionists to demand a workers’ transition is funded at the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.

Rachel Reeves: support North Sea oil and gas workers!

Very sorry to see that Balcombe residents lost their legal challenge to further well testing in their village.

Good luck FFBRA, we are behind you all the way.

Protect UK seas - end new oil and gas The UK's seas are being polluted with a constant flow of oil and toxic chemicals. I'm joining @OceanaUK to call on government end new oil and gas for good.

🛢️ #BigOil puts our seas at risk, harming marine habitats & #ocean wildlife. We spoke to Dr Rosie Williams to find out why it's time to ditch #fossilfuels & fairly transition to renewables. 🐋🌊✊

READ 👉 uk.oceana.org/blog/a-toxic...
ACT 👉 act.oceana.org/page/168228/...

The county planning officer said if UKOG can't pay for restoration, the responsibility would fall on the landowner.

What if the landowner can't afford it either? Would council tax payers have to foot the bill?

Action over delays at mothballed oil site Council officials have taken action against the operator and owner of a West Sussex dormant oil site over clean-up delays.

Great that West Sussex County Council has served notice on UKOG at Broadford Bridge. The site has been dormant 7 years and restoration is long overdue.

Campaigners have often asked planners to require a restoration bond for oil & gas sites. This is always dismissed.
drillordrop.com/2025/04/16/a...

Great victory, due largely to the Supreme Court ruling that emissions from burning fossil fuels must be taken into account, by @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social & @sarahfinch.bsky.social!

We must now support those in Cumbria who are campaigning for badly-needed green jobs to support the local economy.

We are incredibly proud that our win on Horse Hill clarified that developments can't legally be permitted without full information on all their likely impacts on the environment and climate - one of the grounds for refusing the megafarm.

Well done to all the campaigners who opposed this.

How Edge Fund grants support the grassroots groups? 'The grant went towards costs for our website and to produce a video to explain what was happening at Horse Hill Oil State' by Weald Action Group. The campaign had a historic win in 2024 as the Supreme Court judged that Surrey County Council acted unlawfully by giving planning permission for oil production at Horse Hill without considering the climate impacts from burning the extracted oil. This has far-reaching results against the UK fossil sector. 'This is a welcome step towards a safer, fairer future' Sarah, Weald Action Group. 'If Horse Hill is considered unlawful all new oil and gas projects should be!' Laure, from Stop Rosebank

How Edge Fund grants support the grassroots? Read it directly from @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social! Thanks for sharing this testimony: 'The grant went towards costs for our website and to produce a video to explain what was happening at Horse Hill Oil site'.

UKOG can't issue any more shares this year without the agreement of a general meeting.

They must face multi-million £££ costs for restoring sites at Horse Hill and Broadford Bridge (and Turkey?)

Their only income is a tiny trickle from Horndean.

Thanks @drillordrop.bsky.social for reporting.

Horse Hill judgement – 9 months on and no date for final site clearance There is still no date for final clearance of the oil site at the centre of a Supreme Court landmark judgement issued nine months ago.

Nine months on since my landmark Supreme Court judgement and there's still no sign of a new application from UKOG and no date for clearance of the Horse Hill oil site

drillordrop.com/2025/03/26/h...

Including when, as in this case, the production has to be boosted by trucking in toxic waste from other sites and injecting it into the ground.

It really is madness. We all need to redouble our efforts to end ecocidal fossil fuel production, on land and at sea.

Waste fluid can be trucked to Surrey oil site for disposal Waste fluid from oil wells across southern England can be tankered to a village in the Surrey green belt, where it will be pumped underground, councillors decided this morning.

It's so frustrating that Councils still feel compelled to accept that extraction of 'indigenous oil' (for export) constitutes “very special circumstances” to justify oil production in a climate emergency.
by @drillordrop.bsky.social
drillordrop.com/2025/03/26/w...

Committee votes for an informative on that basis. Planning officers to work on the wording. Meeting now concluded.