Weald Action Group
@wealdactiongroup.bsky.social
A collaboration of grassroots groups and campaigners against all forms of fossil fuel extraction across The Weald & UK Southeast.
Listen to Sarah Finch talk about how we made history in the Supreme Court, forcing fossil fuel companies to face the full climate impact of their projects.
Our win is now facing its biggest test: Rosebank. The govt must reject this climate-wrecking project once and for all
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Our win is now facing its biggest test: Rosebank. The govt must reject this climate-wrecking project once and for all
@stopcambo.bsky.social
New episode is out! 𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭
@sarahfinch.bsky.social took Big Oil to court and won. Her landmark Supreme Court case ruling now forces every new fossil fuel project in the UK to face its true climate cost.
Power, persistence, and hope.
🎧 Listen: www.equals.ink/p/a-hopeful-...
@sarahfinch.bsky.social took Big Oil to court and won. Her landmark Supreme Court case ruling now forces every new fossil fuel project in the UK to face its true climate cost.
Power, persistence, and hope.
🎧 Listen: www.equals.ink/p/a-hopeful-...
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Listen to Sarah Finch talk about how we made history in the Supreme Court, forcing fossil fuel companies to face the full climate impact of their projects.
Our win is now facing its biggest test: Rosebank. The govt must reject this climate-wrecking project once and for all
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Our win is now facing its biggest test: Rosebank. The govt must reject this climate-wrecking project once and for all
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Good news! The govt has published its long-awaited Methane Action Plan.
Bad news! It ignores onshore oil and gas production.
Every year, millions of tonnes of methane are vented, burned, and leaked from UK onshore oil sites
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/10/meth...
Bad news! It ignores onshore oil and gas production.
Every year, millions of tonnes of methane are vented, burned, and leaked from UK onshore oil sites
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/10/meth...
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Good news! The govt has published its long-awaited Methane Action Plan.
Bad news! It ignores onshore oil and gas production.
Every year, millions of tonnes of methane are vented, burned, and leaked from UK onshore oil sites
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/10/meth...
Bad news! It ignores onshore oil and gas production.
Every year, millions of tonnes of methane are vented, burned, and leaked from UK onshore oil sites
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/10/meth...
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The facts are clear. Rosebank would help oil giants, not working people or the planet.
We deserve clean, affordable energy that works for everyone
Tell Starmer to back renewables and reject Rosebank👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-government-wants-to-hear-from-you-on-equinors-application-for-rosebank
We deserve clean, affordable energy that works for everyone
Tell Starmer to back renewables and reject Rosebank👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-government-wants-to-hear-from-you-on-equinors-application-for-rosebank
Decision time: Tell Keir to #StopRosebank
This is the moment we've been building towards: it's final decision time for the UK Government. Equinor is trying to get the new Rosebank oil field re-approved. It's up to us all to convince the Gover...
actionnetwork.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The facts are clear. Rosebank would help oil giants, not working people or the planet.
We deserve clean, affordable energy that works for everyone
Tell Starmer to back renewables and reject Rosebank👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-government-wants-to-hear-from-you-on-equinors-application-for-rosebank
We deserve clean, affordable energy that works for everyone
Tell Starmer to back renewables and reject Rosebank👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-government-wants-to-hear-from-you-on-equinors-application-for-rosebank
"Until these systemic issues are addressed, planning for onshore energy projects will continue to feel less like a democratic process and more like an endurance test for those who care most about the places they live."
So true. The onshore oil & gas permitting regime needs a thorough overhaul.
So true. The onshore oil & gas permitting regime needs a thorough overhaul.
Guest post: Community challenges with the planning system drillordrop.com/2025/10/28/g...
Guest post: Community challenges with the planning system
David Eddy, chair of Foxholes and Butterwick Parish Council, in North Yorkshire, reports on the challenges facing local communities dealing with oil and gas developments.
drillordrop.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Until these systemic issues are addressed, planning for onshore energy projects will continue to feel less like a democratic process and more like an endurance test for those who care most about the places they live."
So true. The onshore oil & gas permitting regime needs a thorough overhaul.
So true. The onshore oil & gas permitting regime needs a thorough overhaul.
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Bad idea!
The ability to request judicial review is a vital safeguard against the govt making bad decisions and ignoring environmental rules & agreements.
Without the Aarhus Convention, @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social and I would not have been able to bring our case on oil production at Horse Hill
The ability to request judicial review is a vital safeguard against the govt making bad decisions and ignoring environmental rules & agreements.
Without the Aarhus Convention, @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social and I would not have been able to bring our case on oil production at Horse Hill
📢FOI in the News!
The government is considering leaving the Aarhus Convention, which allows groups to judicially review environmentally damaging proposals without massive costs if they lose.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Aarhus #EIR #informationrights #transparency
The government is considering leaving the Aarhus Convention, which allows groups to judicially review environmentally damaging proposals without massive costs if they lose.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Aarhus #EIR #informationrights #transparency
Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews
Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Bad idea!
The ability to request judicial review is a vital safeguard against the govt making bad decisions and ignoring environmental rules & agreements.
Without the Aarhus Convention, @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social and I would not have been able to bring our case on oil production at Horse Hill
The ability to request judicial review is a vital safeguard against the govt making bad decisions and ignoring environmental rules & agreements.
Without the Aarhus Convention, @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social and I would not have been able to bring our case on oil production at Horse Hill
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ARGH!! A bad and irresponsible decision.
It also goes against the Planning Inspectorate’s advice that the second runway plans should be refused for a number of reasons, including the greenhouse gas emissions.
Glad to know that legal challenges are on the way.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It also goes against the Planning Inspectorate’s advice that the second runway plans should be refused for a number of reasons, including the greenhouse gas emissions.
Glad to know that legal challenges are on the way.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Gatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway plan
Heidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a year
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
ARGH!! A bad and irresponsible decision.
It also goes against the Planning Inspectorate’s advice that the second runway plans should be refused for a number of reasons, including the greenhouse gas emissions.
Glad to know that legal challenges are on the way.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It also goes against the Planning Inspectorate’s advice that the second runway plans should be refused for a number of reasons, including the greenhouse gas emissions.
Glad to know that legal challenges are on the way.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Urge Ed Miliband & the UK Govt to commit to strong, enforceable rules in the National Methane Action Plan.
Please sign and share
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/09/add-...
Please sign and share
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September 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Urge Ed Miliband & the UK Govt to commit to strong, enforceable rules in the National Methane Action Plan.
Please sign and share
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/09/add-...
Please sign and share
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/09/add-...
✍️ Sign our joint letter: tinyurl.com/Cut-Methane-2025
🎯 Cutting methane is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to slow global warming. Urge Ed Miliband & the UK Govt to commit to strong, enforceable rules in the National Methane Action Plan.
#climateactionuk
🎯 Cutting methane is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to slow global warming. Urge Ed Miliband & the UK Govt to commit to strong, enforceable rules in the National Methane Action Plan.
#climateactionuk
September 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
✍️ Sign our joint letter: tinyurl.com/Cut-Methane-2025
🎯 Cutting methane is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to slow global warming. Urge Ed Miliband & the UK Govt to commit to strong, enforceable rules in the National Methane Action Plan.
#climateactionuk
🎯 Cutting methane is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to slow global warming. Urge Ed Miliband & the UK Govt to commit to strong, enforceable rules in the National Methane Action Plan.
#climateactionuk
Very glad to see national organisations take this on. We have argued for years that planning rules for onshore oil & gas should be just as strong as those for offshore.
Nine environmental campaign organisations have urged the government today to end planning policies that favour fossil fuels.
drillordrop.com/2025/09/03/s...
drillordrop.com/2025/09/03/s...
Scrap planning rules that favour onshore oil and gas, environmentalists demand
Nine environmental campaign organisations have urged the government today to end planning policies that favour fossil fuels.
drillordrop.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Very glad to see national organisations take this on. We have argued for years that planning rules for onshore oil & gas should be just as strong as those for offshore.
Nigel Farage’s Reform wants to bring back fracking in England. We need to lock the current ban in law. Sign this @friends_earth petition and tell the Prime Minister: make the fracking ban permanent.
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action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...
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action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...
Tell Keir Starmer to make the fracking ban permanent
Nigel Farage's Reform party has declared it wants to “drill baby drill” if it wins the next general election. There’s a temporary pause on fracking in England, but it’s not even written into law. So i...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
August 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Nigel Farage’s Reform wants to bring back fracking in England. We need to lock the current ban in law. Sign this @friends_earth petition and tell the Prime Minister: make the fracking ban permanent.
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action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...
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action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...
Meanwhile, the deputy leader of Reform-led Lancashire County Council says conditions are "not conducive to fracking, and there are no plans for it to take place here". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Meanwhile, the deputy leader of Reform-led Lancashire County Council says conditions are "not conducive to fracking, and there are no plans for it to take place here". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nobody, apart from a handful of small companies, wants fracking. This article is good on some of the reasons why but neglects to mention climate.
We stand firm in our opposition to all forms of fracking, and to any new oil and gas developments on- or offshore.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We stand firm in our opposition to all forms of fracking, and to any new oil and gas developments on- or offshore.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms
The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nobody, apart from a handful of small companies, wants fracking. This article is good on some of the reasons why but neglects to mention climate.
We stand firm in our opposition to all forms of fracking, and to any new oil and gas developments on- or offshore.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We stand firm in our opposition to all forms of fracking, and to any new oil and gas developments on- or offshore.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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
July 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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!
A group of MPs is campaigning to stop all forms of fracking in England by including them in the moratorium.
drillordrop.com/2025/06/23/m...
drillordrop.com/2025/06/23/m...
MPs seek block on all forms of fracking
A group of MPs is campaigning to stop all forms of fracking in England by including them in the moratorium.
drillordrop.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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
So much hard work... and such wonderful results
⚖️One year on: Garden Court's Marc Willers KC @marcwillerskc.bsky.social was leading Counsel in Sarah Finch’s successful appeal before the Supreme Court against the decision of Surrey County Council to grant planning permission for oil production in the Surrey Hills.
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-...
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-...
June 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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
So much hard work... and such wonderful results
🎉 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.
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.
June 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🎉 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.
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.
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-...
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-...
June 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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-...
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-...
This was a direct result of our legal victory last year. Here's our quick take:
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/06/new-...
New government guidance on assessment of offshore oil and gas sites is a big step forward – Weald Action Group
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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-...
This was a direct result of our legal victory last year. Here's our quick take:
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/06/new-...
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...
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...
Sarah Finch < Sheila McKechnie Foundation
smk.org.uk
June 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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...
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
Contact emilymott77@proton.me
June 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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
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.
You don't have to be in Exeter, you can join online, next Wednesday at 2.30pm.
Join the GSI for the next talk in our seminar series, this time with climate campaigner @sarahfinch.bsky.social who won a landmark legal victory last year which has had major implications for fossil fuel developments in the UK and beyond.
You can find out more here: tinyurl.com/5n7pj2h2
#GSIExeter
You can find out more here: tinyurl.com/5n7pj2h2
#GSIExeter
May 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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.
You don't have to be in Exeter, you can join online, next Wednesday at 2.30pm.
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...
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...
action.wemove.eu
May 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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!
Scientists!
Our planet needs your voice!
I beg you to join me, Chris Packham & 100+ scientists on May 13th in a peaceful gathering in Parliament Sq, to put pressure on the government to be informed by - & ACT ON - science.
tinyurl.com/Scientists2025
Pls help spread the word
#BringScienceToPolitics
Our planet needs your voice!
I beg you to join me, Chris Packham & 100+ scientists on May 13th in a peaceful gathering in Parliament Sq, to put pressure on the government to be informed by - & ACT ON - science.
tinyurl.com/Scientists2025
Pls help spread the word
#BringScienceToPolitics
Scientists @ Parliament 13 May 2025: Key info & FAQs for partipants
🥼📹 Click here to watch your invitation from Chris Packham 📹🥼 👉Pledge to join at : tinyurl.com/SciParl25👈 Join the conversation on Signal (and/or receive key updates via Whatsapp) We can now confirm ...
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May 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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-...
Read our response here: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/05/the-...
The future of energy production in the North Sea and beyond: our response – Weald Action Group
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk
May 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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-...
Read our response here: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/05/the-...
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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!
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!
May 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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!
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!