The Latest Breaking News from Tessa Khan

It’s easy to blame petrostates – but self-proclaimed ‘climate leaders’ like the US and UK are driving the crisis

In thrall to the oil and gas industries, wealthy nations are backing calamitous projects. But the tide is turning, says Tessa Khan of the climate action organisation Uplift

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy

Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024

Norway has made a vital climate leap. This is how Britain can do the same

A historic legal victory in Oslo has boosted our campaign against the Rosebank field and other British drilling projects, says Tessa Khan of the climate action organisation Uplift

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

Proposed new UK oil and gas fields would provide at most three weeks of energy a year

Experts and former ministers have also said the developments would not reduce energy prices in the UK

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023

Banks warned over financing of Rosebank's developer

A decision on the potential approval of the controversial oil field off Shetland is expected imminently

Insider UK · Jul 5, 2023

Campaigners vow to step up action against new North Sea oilfield

Rosebank expected to be approved despite government climate advisers saying it is ‘utterly unacceptable’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

New windfarm could be used to power North Sea oilfield

Electricity generated on Shetland could be used to fuel the proposed Rosebank field, instead of homes

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Tory former net zero tsar calls for halt to Rosebank North Sea oil project

MP Chris Skidmore says approval would undermine UK’s efforts to tackle climate crisis and its claims to leadership on world stage

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

New oilfield in the North Sea would blow the UK’s carbon budget

Campaigners say Rosebank, with a potential yield of 500m barrels, would seriously undermine legal commitment to net zero

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2023

Will the autumn statement do enough to ease the recession? Our panel’s verdict

The chancellor has presented the government’s economic plans as Britain suffers the highest inflation for 40 years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022