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New Prime Minister Andy Burnham today announced that that most single bus fares in England would be capped at £2 from 1 January 2027.
It would set a terrifying precedent if the new Prime Minister caved in to oil company lobbyists by approving new drilling in the North Sea.
We need to build an energy system that brings down bills, is powered by renewables and run in the public interest.
Figures released by the Scottish Government this week (9 June) show that Scotland’s carbon footprint has increased 1.6% from 2021 to 2022.
The figures showed just 1.0% reduction in climate pollution, well below the previous legal targets to cut emissions.
Oil industry cheerleaders are even demanding that oil companies don’t pay their fair share of taxes on any future drilling.
The unproven technology has decades of global failures, blowing through budgets and constantly missing deadlines.
The Scottish Government must bear the blame for encouraging councils to incinerate waste, rather than reduce and recycle it.
The 13% rise in bills is due to oil companies profiteering from the war in Iran.
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