#StopRosebank

#StopRosebank

The science is clear, in a climate and nature crisis we cannot afford to expand fossil fuels. Energy experts are clear that the Rosebank oil field will not reduce bills. We need a just transition away from oil and gas to protect and provide long-term jobs, not give tax breaks for fossil fuel developers to make profit.

We need the Government to reject more North Sea oil and gas.

Communities are already feeling the impact of climate change and rising energy costs, and more production keeps us trapped on the rollercoaster of fossil fuels.

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FAQs

1. Will Rosebank make my bills cheaper?

No, contrary to claims from MPs, the cost of oil is set on the international market, and whether we approve Rosebank or reject it, the cost of oil will not be affected and will not reduce household bills.

2. Isn’t it better to use our own energy rather than import?

We don’t own the oil once we permit licence to the developer. The oil belongs to Adura, the international oil company if we approve the Rosebank oil field. If we authorise the Rosebank oil field, the developer can then choose to sell the oil supply to any country in the world. Since the UK does not have the oil refinery capacity, 90% of Rosebank is planned for export and will not be used by the UK.

3. Don’t we need Rosebank for jobs?

The developer's application quotes 1600 jobs created from Rosebank, but the majority of these are short-term jobs in the construction phase. The project would provide between 400-650 full-time jobs.

The North Sea is currently losing around 1000 jobs per month. So even in the best-case scenario, Rosebank approval would only replace 1 month of job losses over its entire 15 year project lifecycle.

The alternative, renewable energy, provides 3x as many jobs per pound invested and has produced 25,000 new jobs over the last 5 years.