No New Oil & Gas
Fossil fuels must be stopped to protect our climate
The climate science could not be clearer – to limit dangerous global heating there can be no new oil and gas fields anywhere on earth.
Together we can stop new oil and gas projects and begin a rapid phase out of existing fossil fuel production. We must build a fair and fast transition to nuclear-free, 100% renewable energy that creates decent green jobs.
To ensure a liveable future for everyone, we must urgently stop climate-wrecking oil and gas.
We must keep the oil in the ground
Governments are encouraging fossil fuel companies to drill for every last drop of North Sea oil and gas – despite its devastating climate consequences.
The oil and gas industry wants to extract billions of barrels of oil in UK waters in the coming decades. But the volatile fossil fuel energy system is failing the planet and pushing millions of people in fuel poverty.
For a society powered by renewable energy
We are working to end this political and financial support, to challenge their greenwashing and to hold polluters to account for the harm they are causing. Action must be taken to speed the shift away from fossil fuels. As a nation that built its wealth on fossil fuels, the UK must act fast.
There can be no new fossil fuels if we are to meet our climate goals. Our governments must rapidly scale up renewable energy and create decent green jobs.
Scotland's new Energy Strategy explained
The Scottish Government has just revealed a new draft Energy Strategy & Just Transition Plan.
We look at what it contains, what it says about the future of oil and gas, and how we can take action to build on the progress it contains.
What we are doing
- We revealed that UK oil and gas reserves have increased since declaring a climate emergency in 2019
- Along with our allies, we forced oil giant Shell to pull out of the controversial Cambo oil field near Shetland
- We’re putting pressure on the Scottish Government to end their support for fossil fuel companies.
Turning the tide against fossil fuels in 2022
How we have been building momentum and support to oppose new oil and gas projects,
We've been persistent, creative and passionate and gaining support for a fossil free future.
Why we must Stop Rosebank
Campaigners are coming together to fight against the largest undeveloped field in the North Sea.
Shell pulls out of Cambo oil field
People power has forced the oil giant Shell to pull out of the proposed Cambo oil field
Watershed Report
Our research show how the UK has increased its oil and gas reserves since declaring a climate emergency in 2019.
How we are making progress
- Public pressure forced the Scottish Government to end their support for ‘endless extraction of fossil fuels’, but they must go further and actively oppose plans for new fields
- Though we must keep up the pressure, we’ve helped spearhead the Stop Cambo Campaign – a new alliance of activists, campaign groups and experts working together for a great victory
- With fossil fuel companies facing unprecedented pressure for their obscene profits and their role in destroying the climate, we’ve been key in keeping the issue in the media and in public awareness.
We need to overhaul our energy system to end our dependence on profiteering oil and gas companies. It’s time to rapidly scale up investment in renewables and energy efficiency while winding down fossil fuel production to create affordable renewable energy for everyone.
Caroline Rance, Climate Campaigner
Latest Blogs
Scottish climate activists protest Equinor’s record-breaking profits
The campaign against the Norwegian company behind the Rosebank oil project is heating up
How we have been turning the tide against fossil fuels in 2022
Reliance on oil and gas has left millions vulnerable to spikes in their prices, making the case for a clean, reliable renewable energy system even more appealing.
Edinburgh joins Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
The route took the crowd past different stops highlighting the banks, polluters and governments who are driving climate breakdown.
Latest Press Releases
SNP voters back rapid move away from oil & gas, polling shows
First Minister candidates are urged to speed progress towards a fair and fast energy transition for workers and communities
Protests at ‘obscene’ Equinor £62billion profit
Climate activists have responded with outrage to the announcement that Norwegian state-owned oil company Equinor posted £62billion in profits in 2022. Protests will take place outside the Equinor offices in…
‘Sickening’ BP profits show need to phase out fossil fuels
Climate campaigners have slammed the oil giant as they announce £23billion in annual profits, as well as slowing of transition plans.
Resources
Friends of the Earth Scotlands response to the Grangemouth Inquiry
The Role of the Scottish Government in the Phase Out of Oil & Gas
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has identified this decade as our last chance to make the “rapid and deep emissions reductions” required to limit warming to 1.5ºC. At the same time, our current energy system, which is delivering billions in profits to oil and gas companies every year, is pushing millions of people in Scotland into fuel poverty. This means that a rapid, yet just, transition away from fossil fuels to clean, affordable, renewable energy is an urgent necessity.
Rosebank MSP Briefing
Rising Energy Prices and the Cost of Living Crisis
There is an urgent need for intervention to provide immediate support to people hit by the
cost of living rises as well as to drive a rapid overhaul of our energy system away from fossil fuels towards publicly-owned, affordable renewable energy to prevent both social and climate crises in the future.
Onshore conventional oil & gas call for evidence – FoES response
A position of no support for onshore conventional oil and gas extraction must therefore be adopted, and enforced through the licensing regime and the new National Planning Framework 4.
Hydrogen Briefing
Following the publication of the Scottish Government’s Hydrogen Action Plan, this briefing gives an overview of the different types of hydrogen production and considerations for their use in Scotland
Related work
We talk to offshore workers and communities about how they can be supported through the transition to clean renewable energy.
We’re resisting industry-backed technologies like carbon capture and hydrogen which only prolong the life of fossil fuel companies.
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