The Tories' huge new oilfield is a moral obscenity - but Rosebank can still be stopped | Caroline Lucas

Reliance on oil won't slash our bills: this is a climate crime that will leave our economy more vulnerable"This is just the start," said Rishi Sunak last week in his climate-wrecking speech from Downing Street. It certainly was just the start, because today, the government has sanctioned drilling in Rosebank, the biggest undeveloped oilfield in the North Sea.This just 14 months after the UK's hottest day, in July 2022. In that same month, the high court ruled the government's net zero strategy unlawful, and ministers were ordered to redo their homework.Caroline Lucas is the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Continue reading...