‘Infuriating’ demands for Shetland drilling will worsen extreme weather
Oil industry cheerleaders are even demanding that oil companies don’t pay their fair share of taxes on any future drilling.
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Energy Price Cap Rise: public are paying for political failure to transition away from fossil fuels
The 13% rise in bills is due to oil companies profiteering from the war in Iran.
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Reform UK’s plan to scrap climate industries could destroy 500,000 jobs
Reversal of decades of climate policy could wipe out jobs across Scotland and erase plans to create more in coming years.
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Reform manifesto oil plans ‘only benefit party donors’
The Rosebank oil field would be a climate catastrophe, and by threatening to approve it, Reform are doing the bidding of its wealthy fossil fuel donors.
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‘Grotesque’ BP profits show politicians must end calls to scrap windfall tax
While ordinary people are worried sick about rising energy bills, it’s grotesque that BP are making billions from the violence in Iran.
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Electricity price reform shows need to move on from fossil fuels
Environmental campaigners have reacted to the announcement today from UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband MP that the UK Government are reducing the impact of expensive gas on our electricity bills…
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Legal threat over Peterhead plant fossil fuel ‘lock in’
The proposed gas power station would mean huge climate pollution and sky rocketing energy bills for a generation.
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SNP independence claims on energy in “stark contrast” to actions of Ministers
It is deeply worrying to see the First Minister pleading poverty on behalf of oil companies by demanding the end of the windfall tax.
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‘Landmark’ decision to end oil drilling in new fields welcomed
Ministers failed to mention Rosebank or Cambo projects and opened up some loopholes for more drilling
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